The Wikimedia Foundation is contesting the UK's online safety legislation due to concerns that some regulations would endanger Wikipedia's integrity and expose it to manipulation. The charity warns that being subjected to the act's category 1 duties could undermine volunteer editor safety and privacy, diverting resources from maintaining the site. Rather than opposing the entire act, the Foundation is challenging the regulatory framework that determines category designation, which may require identity verification for editors and thus conflict with its data-minimization policy.
On the foundation's decision to seek a judicial review, lead counsel Phil Bradley-Schmieg stated: "We are taking action now to protect Wikipedia's volunteer users, as well as the global accessibility and integrity of free knowledge."
The Wikimedia Foundation raised concerns that the imposition of category 1 duties would compromise the safety and privacy of its volunteer editors, potentially leading to the manipulation of content.
The foundation clarified its challenge, stating it is not contesting the entire act but the specific rules determining the designation of a category one platform.
The proposed regulations could require thousands of Wikipedia's volunteer editors to undergo identity verification, undermining the foundation's commitment to minimal data collection.
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