anyone have more detail on why China said they blocked them.
i know they’re blocked in China for not agreeing to Chinese censorship, but Is that the reason China gave? something like “refusing to correct libelous slander against our great and wise party” or have they spun up some other bullshit his time?
obviously the wikimedia foundation isn’t going to call them out like that in a post like this. they ultimately still want to do what little they can to appease China.
The Chinese delegation’s representative told the Geneva-based UN Specialized Agency’s assembly: “There is reason to believe this foundation has been carrying out political activities through its member organizations,” which could undermine the state’s “sovereignty and territorial integrity” and is therefore not fitting for the foundation to serve as an observer.
Reflecting on the decision, James Pooley, a former WIPO Deputy Director-General (DD-G), told The Geneva Observer: “Just based on general principles, it doesn’t surprise me that Wikimedia would get in trouble with China in part because it’s trying to put data out there and calls Taiwan, Taiwan.
