Russia Blocks Wikipedia Because It Has Articles About Pot

Russia has just banned Wikipedia over an article about marijuana. Roscomnadzor​, the arm of the Russian government tasked with policing media and the internet, has ordered Russian internet service providers to block the site. The ban is due to a specific article about charas, a form of hashish that is handmade in India. ​According to Roscomnadzor's strict judgement, the page constitutes instructions on how to make the drug, which makes it illegal under Russian laws that...
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