AFPOST: Der Kongress hat Wikimedia untersucht, weil er die Kritik an Israel in Wikipedia -Artikel aufgenommen hat und die Informationen von Personen angefordert hat, die beigetragen haben. Jetzt ist die AFPOST -Website ausgefallen.
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AFPOST: Der Kongress hat Wikimedia untersucht, weil er die Kritik an Israel in Wikipedia -Artikel aufgenommen hat und die Informationen von Personen angefordert hat, die beigetragen haben. Jetzt ist die AFPOST -Website ausgefallen.
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[From X:](https://x.com/AFpost/status/1960863265535484194)
>Congress has placed Wikimedia under federal investigation for including criticism of Israel in Wikipedia articles, requesting the information of individuals who contributed.
Now AfPost website [is down](https://www.isitdownrightnow.com/afpost.news.html).
[Link to AFPost news.](https://afpost.news/)
[Comer and Mace Investigate Efforts to Manipulate Information on Wikipedia](https://oversight.house.gov/release/comer-and-mace-investigate-efforts-to-manipulate-information-on-wikipedia/)
>“Multiple studies and reports have highlighted efforts to manipulate information on the Wikipedia platform for propaganda aimed at Western audiences. One recent report raised troubling questions about potentially systematic efforts to advance antisemitic and anti-Israel information in Wikipedia articles related to conflicts with the State of Israel,” wrote the lawmakers. “A second investigation detailed actions by hostile nation-state actors to expose Western audiences to pro-Kremlin and anti-Western messaging by manipulating Wikipedia articles and other news outlets relied on for training AI chatbots.”
> This site can’t be reached
> afpost.news’s DNS address could not be found. Diagnosing the problem.
> DNS_PROBE_POSSIBLE
Link to letter at [house.gov](http://house.gov)
[https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/082725-letter-to-Wikimedia.pdf](https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/082725-letter-to-Wikimedia.pdf)
Can Wikipedia survive these attacks in the US & Europe?
[Wikipedia operator loses court challenge to UK Online Safety Act regulations](https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/wikipedia-operator-loses-court-challenge-uk-online-safety-act-regulations-2025-08-11/)
> LONDON, Aug 11 (Reuters) – The operator of Wikipedia on Monday lost a legal challenge to parts of Britain’s Online Safety Act, which sets tough new requirements for online platforms and has been criticised for potentially curtailing free speech.
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> The Wikimedia Foundation took legal action at London’s High Court over regulations made under the law, which it said could impose the most stringent category of duties on Wikipedia.
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> The foundation said if it was subject to so-called Category 1 duties – which would require Wikipedia’s users and contributors‘ identities to be verified – it would need to drastically reduce the number of British users who can access the site