Monthly Archives: March 2020

The indexing of WikiMANNia as a disguised act of censorship

Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons

In an act of state censorship under the guise of “protection of minors”, “de.wikimannia.org” was indexed as “harmful to minors” by the Federal Review Board for Media Harmful to Young Persons on 9 January 2020.

The protection of minors is only a weak camouflage for this state censorship. The application for indexation hardly mentions content harmful to minors, but all the more moral indignation is expressed. The socially critical content of WikiMANNia is reinterpreted as discrimination:

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The indexing of WikiMANNia – The refutation of the indexing request

Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons

 

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Footnotes:

  1. Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons – Decision No. 6300 of 09.01.2020

Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons – Decision No. 6300 of 09.01.2020

Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons

Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons

Pr. 0955/2019


Decision No. 6300 of 09.01.2020

Applicant:
[unnamed][1]
Party to the proceedings:
Koc Ofis Hizmetleri Holding[2]
(undeliverable)

The Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons at its

744th meeting on 9 January 2020,

which was attended by: […]

[…]

For the applicant: [unnamed]
For the parties to the proceedings: [unnamed]
decided:

Rochusstraße 10. 53123 Bonn. Telephone: 0228/99962103-10
Postfach 14 01 65. 53056 Bonn. Fax: 0228/379014

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The Internet offer
http://de.wikimannia.org

is entered in Part C of the List of media harmful to minors.

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