Help:Censorship

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Wikipedia is generally not censored
by the editors but there may be censorship of some or all of Wikipedia content by individual governments.

The editors of Wikipedia decide by community

Muslims
, have not been censored.

A number of methods can be used to prevent a computer from showing images contained in Wikipedia. If you wish to do this, see the options at Help:Options to hide an image.

Circumventing external censorship

Wikipedia supports

https
for all pages. Sometimes this can interfere with page blocking or reduce the risk of repercussions.

Some possible ways to circumvent censorship by outside forces according to page name:

Some possible ways to circumvent censorship targeting pages containing specific named images:

  • Help:Options to hide an image
  • Use or write a Lua module to deliver content with some or all images removed, e.g. {{#invoke:Page|getContent|Nazi Party|nowiki=yes}}

These methods do not protect users who may be subject to threats to their employment or freedom for viewing certain types of content. For them, a very careful exploration of

The Onion Router protocol, or "sneakernet
" may or may not be appropriate.

See also