> Wikipedia was approached for blocking/removal of the said contents by issuing a notice under applicable law & court order(s). An opportunity of hearing was also provided, however, the platform neither complied by removing the blasphemous content nor appeared before the Authority.
Because of so-called “blasphemy”. I really don’t have any pity for corrupt nearly failed states like Pakistan…they’ve chosen to be backwards, corrupt, and poor with their decisions, and I say more power to them.
If you want an offline copy of Wikipedia, I'd recommend getting Kiwix and grab the largest copy you can (95.2GB). It's not updated frequently, but it's IMO the safest and most private way to access Wikipedia in an oppressive state.
You can easily carry it on a MicroSD card. If you think possessing a copy of Wikipedia is illegal in that country, then please take the necessary precautions to avoid putting yourself in trouble.
Most of us are using (usually free) VPN to circumvent the current ban like we do every single time the PTA bans some other website for whatever they've deemed as blasphemous content du jour.
It's just another day in this country at this point. Tumblr's been banned for awhile so I have to use VPN for that, TikTok kept getting banned and unbanned multiple times, YouTube was banned for a few years, and many people use VPN/proxies to access nsfw/porn sites regardless of how illegal they are. Haven't seen anyone in my cohort worry about the stance taken against Wikipedia, they'll probably unban it eventually.
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Also this title is misleading. Degraded is not Banned.
I think they have moved from degraded to outright blocked
You can easily carry it on a MicroSD card. If you think possessing a copy of Wikipedia is illegal in that country, then please take the necessary precautions to avoid putting yourself in trouble.
https://library.kiwix.org/?lang=eng&category=wikipedia
It's just another day in this country at this point. Tumblr's been banned for awhile so I have to use VPN for that, TikTok kept getting banned and unbanned multiple times, YouTube was banned for a few years, and many people use VPN/proxies to access nsfw/porn sites regardless of how illegal they are. Haven't seen anyone in my cohort worry about the stance taken against Wikipedia, they'll probably unban it eventually.