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‘Unforgivable censorship’: Wikipedia foundation condemns ‘right to be forgotten’ ruling

By PA Media Lawyer

The foundation which operates Wikipedia has issued new criticism of the "right to be forgotten" ruling, calling it "unforgivable censorship".

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said at the announcement of the Wikimedia Foundation's first-ever transparency report in London, said the public had the "right to remember".

The Foundation's chief executive Lila Tretikov called the ruling from the European Court of Justice "a direct threat to our mission".

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