Self-Censoring 'Chinese Wikipedia' Launched

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Thursday May 11, 2006 @08:26AM from the taking-the-wik-out-of-wiki dept.

Billosaur writes "New Scientist is reporting that Baidu, China's largest search engine, is launching its own version of Wikipedia. The site, Baidupedia, differs from the more well-known Wikipedia in that it is self-censoring." From the article: "Unlike Wikipedia, which allows anyone to create and modify entries, Baidupedia is censored by the company to avoid offending the Chinese government. Entries to the encyclopaedia must first pass a filtering system before being added to the site. Baidupedia bars users from including any 'malicious evaluation of the current national system', any 'attack on government institutions', and prevents the 'promotion of a dispirited or negative view of life'."

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Self-Censoring 'Chinese Wikipedia' Launched

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