hossein@lemmy.sdf.org to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-27 days agoTIL in Saudi Arabia, a Wikipedia editor has been sentenced to 32 years of imprisonment just because of editing Wikipediaen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up1407arrow-down15
arrow-up1402arrow-down1external-linkTIL in Saudi Arabia, a Wikipedia editor has been sentenced to 32 years of imprisonment just because of editing Wikipediaen.wikipedia.orghossein@lemmy.sdf.org to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-27 days agomessage-square29linkfedilink
minus-squareKalcifer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·7 days agoHow were they caught? Did Wikipedia reveal user data to the authorities when prompted?
minus-squarethe_trash_man@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·edit-27 days agoYour IP address is shown publicly when you make edits on Wikipedia
minus-squareKalcifer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·7 days agoWhat benefit is there for that to be publicly viewable?
minus-squarethe_trash_man@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·7 days agoProbably helps to stop vandalism of pages.
minus-squareHarvey656@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·7 days agoBanning bad actors ip’s. Or more horrifically, this.
How were they caught? Did Wikipedia reveal user data to the authorities when prompted?
Your IP address is shown publicly when you make edits on Wikipedia
What benefit is there for that to be publicly viewable?
Probably helps to stop vandalism of pages.
Banning bad actors ip’s. Or more horrifically, this.