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USS_Hornet t1_j35rhey wrote

Reply to comment by AudibleNod in Saudi Arabia jails two Wikipedia staff in ‘bid to control content’ by GhostlyRuse

First, why are there any “employees” of a volunteer encyclopedia working in the shithole that is SA?

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godisanelectricolive t1_j362z6j wrote

So these are Wikipedia administrators (admins/sysops) who are top-level volunteer editors. They have the to block or restrict the access of other users. They aren't actually paid by the Wikimedia Foundation who owns Wikipedia. It sounds like those two are Saudi citizens who are unwilling to be puppets of their government.

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