Russia Blocks Wikipedia Because It Has Articles About Pot
Russia has just banned Wikipedia over an article about marijuana. Roscomnadzor, the arm of the Russian government tasked with policing media and the internet, has ordered Russian internet service providers to block the site. The ban is due to a specific article about charas, a form of hashish that is handmade in India. According to Roscomnadzor's strict judgement, the page constitutes instructions on how to make the drug, which makes it illegal under Russian laws that...
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