Serbia

Wikipedia Owner Banned European Admin Who Edited Site for Money, Then Let Him Return

In March, Wikipedia’s parent organization the Wikimedia Foundation banned Serbian admin Bojan Cvjetković from all affiliated sites alongside numerous others primarily active on the Serbian-language Wikipedia. Cvjetković possessed “checkuser” privileges on the site, allowing him access to confidential user data, which proved controversial as he also engaged in paid editing. In an unprecedented development, Cvjetković’s ban was lifted on Wednesday along with another banned user, allowing them to resume editing.

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Exclusive — Serbian Minister Nemanja Starović: Trump’s ‘Common Sense’ Policies Fight ‘Undemocratic Liberalism’ Plaguing West

Nemanja Starović, Serbia’s Minister of European Integration, laid out how Western governments are falling into the trap of being labeled “illiberal democracies” for carrying out the “genuine will of the people” versus going woke and perpetuating “undemocratic liberalism” in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News Saturday.

Nemanja Starović, Serbia's Minister of European Integration

Wikipedia Administrator Holding Confidential Data Access Privileges Confirms He Engaged in Paid Editing

An admin for the Serbian Wikipedia who holds “checkuser” privileges on that site, which grants him access to confidential user data, confirmed earlier this year that he has edited for pay, including on the English Wikipedia. Claiming he never misused his data access, the disclosure about his paid editing work has nonetheless sparked an ongoing discussion about the propriety of such users doing paid work on the site.

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