W5/Do you think Wikipedia is right to reject censorship?/HARI KIM
Do you think Wikipedia is right to reject censorship?
Wikipedia is a space where anyone freely participates and everyone creates an encyclopedia. Therefore, if censorship is conducted, the freedom to edit and the right to know information will disappear. It is also difficult to objectively make the standards for censorship. It is hard to exclude individual values in creating censorship standards, and political views can be reflected and used for political purposes. Therefore, 'censorship' that blocks information in advance is not right. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia that we all make, so I think we should freely participate and create information.
Of course, fake or distorted information within Wikipedia needs to be deleted. Only reliable information should be left behind by countless participants in Wikipedia who modify and delete inappropriate information. This is the principle that only appropriate information remains in Wikipedia.
In conclusion, regulation through censorship is not right because inappropriate information will be edited by the power of collective intelligence in Wikipedia. Censorship will have many different side effects. Wikipedia is right to reject censorship.
I could relate to many parts of the writing. In particular, I agree that censorship that blocks information in advance is not right, and that it is right to refuse censorship because the standards of censorship can be used reflecting political purposes. If we censor Wikipedia, I think the vision and identity of the site that everyone participates freely can be violated.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your opinion. It's interesting that Wikipedia's vision is a site where everyone participates freely. Wikipedia has a lot of meaning in the encyclopedia that we make together, so censoring will have a lot of negativity
DeleteI agree with the opinion that we are against censorship! One thing I'm curious about is that it may not be easy to say that the distorted facts are corrected through collective intelligence. Because distorted and inappropriate information violates ethical and legal standards and may lead to everyone's approval in deleting it, but it may be unclear whether it is inappropriate or not. Many people admit that it is inappropriate, but it cannot be considered inappropriate information unconditionally. In order to solve this problem, even if we try to create a clear standard for judging inappropriate information, I think censorship may be included in the process of creating a standard. There won't be an answer. This will be Wikipedia's eternal homework.
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