Putin Adopts Xi’s Playbook As Russia Wages War Against Wikipedia To Rewrite History | Ukraine

Published on Jul 16, 2024 11:18 pm IST

Russia seems to be on a similar path to that of China in terms of presenting history. In 2019, China blocked access to Wikipedia in all languages. Instead, the people living and working there can access Baidu Baike, which is a Chinese-language internet encyclopedia. Unlike Wikipedia, Baidu Baike complies with the Chinese Communist Party's censorship demands. And now, a new version of history is taking shape in Russia, where sensitive moments have been rewritten to align with Putin's likes, according to the Economist. Watch this video for more.

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