From keyboard to prison cell: The dangerous side of Wikipedia editing

Since 2012, five Wikipedia editors have been imprisoned – and one executed – for the crime of contributing to the world's largest online encyclopedia.

In Saudi Arabia, editor Osama Khalid received a 32-year prison sentence in 2022 for making edits "critical about the persecution of political activists in the country," as reported by The Guardian. — Read the rest

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