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Re:Wikimedia Foundation Challenges UK Online Safety Act Regu... by dkiebd on Monday August 11, 2025 @10:06AM (#44864218)
I thought people here didn’t like when American companies tried to strongarm democratic governments abroad?
Re:Wikimedia Foundation Challenges UK Online Safety Act Regu... by bee_rider on Monday August 11, 2025 @10:10AM (#44864259)
1) There are multiple posters on this site, they sometimes have contradictory opinions.

2) Lots of people like it when a company does an obviously good thing, and dislike it when a company does an obviously bad thing. I guess you’ve made a happy discovery: it turns out the underlying principle was something about what the companies were trying to accomplish, rather than some reflexive “American companies are bad” silliness.

Re:Wikimedia Foundation Challenges UK Online Safety Act Regu... by Levitz on Monday August 11, 2025 @10:46AM (#44864739)
I'd like to add, it's fine and dandy to have the stance that huge corporations in general shouldn't throw their weight around to shape politics, that's still not the world we live in and that must be acknowledged.

Even if I'd rather have Wikipedia stay put, it does matter to me if they push for something I support as opposed to something that I'm against.

Re:Wikimedia Foundation Challenges UK Online Safety Act Regu... by NoGravitas on Tuesday August 12, 2025 @09:48AM (#44876155)
> the wise man bowed his head solemnly and spoke: "theres actually zero difference between good & bad things. you imbecile. you fucking moron"
Re:Wikimedia Foundation Challenges UK Online Safety Act Regu... by tinktank on Monday August 11, 2025 @11:11AM (#44865045)
There is more than one poster on this site; it's safe to assume there's more than one opinion.
Re:Wikimedia Foundation Challenges UK Online Safety Act Regu... by eszed on Monday August 11, 2025 @10:19AM (#44864388)
Not to dismiss bee_rider's sibling comment, like at all, but: Wikimedia's nature and purpose might be distinguished from your generic "American" tech "company".
Re:Wikimedia Foundation Challenges UK Online Safety Act Regu... by Nicook on Monday August 11, 2025 @10:31AM (#44864544)
one of the good ones right
Re:Wikimedia Foundation Challenges UK Online Safety Act Regu... by bbor on Monday August 11, 2025 @11:05AM (#44864969)
Well, it's a non-profit. Technically still a company, but that's an essential difference, to say the least!
Re:Wikimedia Foundation Challenges UK Online Safety Act Regu... by HDThoreaun on Monday August 11, 2025 @05:04PM (#44869457)
It turns out reductionism is stupid and people have different opinions