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•Wikipedia bans Church of Scientology
Register, UK
Exclusive In an unprecedented effort to crack down on self-serving edits, the Wikipedia supreme court has banned contributions from all IP addresses owned or operated by the Church of Scientology and its associates. Closing out the longest-running ...


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•Church of Scientology kicked off of Wikipedia
The Inquisitr, Australia
In what The Register is calling an exclusive they are reporting that Wikipedia has banned any and all contributions from all the IPs owned or operated by the Church of Scientology and its minions associates. This decision by Wikipedia's Arbitration ...


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•Wikipedia Bans Church of Scientology
Slashdot
El Reg writes "Showing a new-found resolve to crack down on self-serving edits, Wikipedia has banned contributions from all IPs addresses owned or operated by the Church of Scientology. According to Wikipedia administrators, this marks the first time ...


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•Wikipedia to Scientologists: 'Get the F#@% Out!'
Gawker, NY
In a rather extraordinary effort to crack down on the Church of Scientology's obsessive policing of its online public image, Wikipedia has banned all IP addresses owned or affiliated with Scientology from making edits to entries on its website. ...


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•Wikipedia Declares Scientology a Supressive Person
ShortNews.com, Germany
Online encyclopedia Wikipedia has banned IP addresses from the Chruch of Scientology and it's associates from editing Wikipedia pages. This is the first time Wikipedia has made a move like this against an entire organisation. ...


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•Wikipedia bans Church of Scientology from site
NEWS.com.au, Australia
By Ian Rakowski WIKIPEDIA has banned members of the Church of Scientology from contributing to articles in a bid to stamp out biased information. The site's administrators allegedly decided to impose the ban after finding members of the church were ...


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•Church of Scientology banned on Wikipedia
TechRadar UK, UK
Wikipedia's "Arbitration Committee" (otherwise known as the ArbCom!) voted unanimously in favour of the ban on the controversial church. The Register reports that, "according to multiple administrators... the muzzling of Scientology IPs marks the first ...


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•Wikipedia bans Church of Scientology
Prison Planet.com
In an unprecedented effort to crack down on self-serving edits, the Wikipedia supreme court has banned contributions from all IP addresses owned or operated by the Church of Scientology and its associates. Closing out the longest-running court case in ...


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•Wikipedia Bans The Church Of Scientology
Digitaltrends.com, OR
Well, not quite...but it has banned all edits from IP addresses associated with the church, because of editing problems. Wikipedia prides itself on its openness. But for the first time it's banned an entire organization from making edits to pages on ...


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•Wikipedia bans Church of Scientology
Index On Censorship, UK
In an unprecedented effort to crack down on self-serving edits, the Arbitration Committee of Wikipedia, which has banned contributions from all IP addresses owned or operated by the Church of Scientology and its associates. ...


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•Wikipedia bans Scientology
Neowin, Netherlands
This is the first time that an entire organization's IP address block has been banned from editing Wikipedia, despite individual IPs being blocked in the past from other organizations, such as the US DoJ in 2008. Arbitrators voted 10 to 0 (with one ...


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•Wikipedia bans Church of Scientology
SecuObs, France
Présentation : In an unprecedented effort to crack down on self-serving edits, the Wikipedia supreme court has banned contributions from all IP addresses owned or operated by the Church of Scientology and its associates. Closing out the longest-running ...


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•Wikipedia bans contributions from the Church of Scientology
Geek.com
Wikipedia, the write and edit it yourself, on-line encyclopedia, has banned entries originating from the Church of Scientology. Contributions from every IP address owned or operated by the Church or its associates will be refused. ...


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•Wikipedia Bans Church of Scientology
ResourceShelf
In an unprecedented effort to crack down on self-serving edits, the Wikipedia supreme court has banned contributions from all IP addresses owned or operated by the Church of Scientology and its associates. Closing out the longest-running court case in ...


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•Wikipedia Bans Scientology IPs
Hard OCP, TX
Neowin reports that Wikipedia's arbitration board "ArbCom" handed down a project-wide ban on all IP addresses owned by the Church of Scientology for what they call "disruptive editing". Follow the jump for more. This is the first time that an entire ...


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•Scientology banned from editting Wikipedia
Tech Digest, UK
Scientologists have been blocked from using Wikipedia because they used the popular online encyclopaedia to "push their own agenda". Wikipedia's supreme court has banned all contributions from all IP addresses owned or operated by the Church of ...


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•Wikipedia bans Church of Scientology from editing Scientology entries
Times Online Blogs, UK
Bess writes: Wikipedia, the online site billed as “the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit” has banned members from the Church of Scientology from altering Wikipedia entries on Scientology. From now on, contributions from any IP address known to be ...


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•Wikipedia bans Church of Scientology
ABC Action News, FL
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Wikipedia has banned contributions made from computer addresses associated with the Church of Scientology, according to The Register. The ban was put into effect after the website's Arbitration Committee voted 10 to 0. ...


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•Wikipedia bans Scientology in propaganda row
guardian.co.uk, UK
The internet's war with Scientologists has stepped up a gear, after Wikipedia administrators decided to ban the from making changes to its site. After a long debate, the online encyclopedia has decided to block anyone using an internet connection ...


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•Wikipedia Bans Church of Scientology
Mediapost.com, NY
Wikipedia has taken the unprecedented move of blocking an entire organization's IPs from the service. The Church of Scientology were banned from the site for using the self-proclaimed "free encyclopedia anyone can edit" to push its own agenda, ...


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•Wikipedia to Church of Scientology: You're Banned!
Mashable, CA
The Web's struggle with Scientology has been well-documented. Anti-scientology protesters have put out YouTubeYouTube reviews videos, attacked Scientology's website, and organized worldwide protests as part of Project Chanology. ...


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•Wikipedia Bans Scientology. ... Good!
Daily Kos, CA
by Inspector Dim Today, President Obama announced the Cyber Czar from the White House. His intentions are to find somebody who will crack down on Internet hazards such as phishing and spyware. However, he intends to keep the internet as open and free ...


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•Wikipedia Bans Church of Scientology
Tom's Guide, CA
By Jane McEntegart, published on May 29, 2009 at 1:10 PM In an exclusive this morning, The Register today reports that the anyone-can-edit encyclopedia has banned contributions from all IP addresses owned or operated by the Church of Scientology and ...


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•Wikipedia bans Church of Scientology from editing
guardian.co.uk, UK
Wikipedia has banned contributions from the Church of Scientology to end a long-running dispute over the editing of Scientology-related articles on the site. The online encyclopaedia, which is edited by users, has ruled that all IP addresses owned and ...


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•Wikipedia bars the Church of Scientology
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom
They've been told off countless times, and now Wikipedia has finally popped its foot down and banned those at Church of Scientology HQ from adding or editing entries. The Register reports that all IP addresses owned or operated by the Church and its ...


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•Wikipedia bans Church of Scientology IP addresses
The Jewish Journal of greater L.A, CA
The success of Wikipedia—the wild success—has been based on the premise that every individual can add a little or a lot to the overall body of knowledge on any given subject. More popular topics typically have longer Wikipedia entries because they have ...


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•Wikipedia Bans Church of Scientology From Its Site
Tech Fragments, Birmingham
The world's largest online free encyclopedia has banned Church of Scientology from its web site. The San Fransisco based web site has blocked the organization's entire IP ranges from using its service because Wikipedia states that the Church is editing ...


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•Wikipedia Bans Church of Scientology
Wired News
By Ryan Singel Wikipedia has banned the Church of Scientology from editing any articles as punishment for repeated and deceptive editing of articles related to the controversial religion, a landmark ruling from the site's inner circle which prides ...


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•Church of Scientology banned from editing Wikipedia... for ...
Daily Mail, UK
By Gwyneth Rees The Church of Scientology may have the support of global celebrities such as Tom Cruise to spread its message. But it can no longer rely on the world-wide web to be so supportive. Wikipedia – the global search engine and world's eighth ...


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•Church of Scientology Run Off of Wikipedia
Truthdig, United States
By Mark Dowie By John Stauffer It's been a rough week for the Church of Scientology. First came the news that the followers of L. Ron Hubbard's controversial religion might not be welcome in France, and on Friday, it appeared that they'd been banned ...


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•Wikipedia bans Church of Scientology from editing its site to ...
Daily Mail, UK
By GWYNETH REES The Church of Scientology may have the support of global celebrities such as Tom Cruise to spread its message. But it can no longer rely on the worldwide web to be so supportive. Wikipedia - the global search engine and world's eighth ...


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•Wikipedia bans Church of Scientology
ResourceShelf
In an unprecedented effort to crack down on self-serving edits, the Wikipedia supreme court has banned contributions from all IP addresses owned or operated by the Church of Scientology and its associates. Closing out the longest-running court case in ...


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•Wikipedia bans Scientology from editing Scientology entries
Tampabay.com, FL
Wikipedia has banned people using the Church of Scientology's computers from changing Wikipedia articles about Scientology and its critics. The site's administrators imposed the ban after concluding that church members have been altering articles ...


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•Church of Scientology blocked from editing Wikipedia
TechWhack, India
Wikipedia has now blocked Church of Scientology to edit any of the pages hosted on the popular open source encyclopaedia. This block is applicable on all IP addresses owned or operated by the Church of Scientology and its associates. ...


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•Banning Scientology doesn't make Wikipedia more credible
ZDNet
So Wikipedia has banned all Church of Scientology IP addresses “in an unprecedented effort to crack down on self-serving edits,” according to the Register and several other outlets. So what's with the title from one of the rare educators who actually ...


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•Church of Scientology Wikipedia Ban: Scientology Cannot Edit Wikipedia
Right Pundits, CA
By Ignatius Reilly Wikipedia has banned the Church of Scientology from editing the site. The ban takes effect immediately. Wikipedia is currently one of the most popular sites on the internet. It is a free encyclopedia that allows users to create and ...


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•Wikipedia Blocks Church of Scientology Postings
NewsFactor Network, CA
By Patricia Resende Wikipedia has blocked IP addresses from the Church of Scientology because the group allegedly pushed its agenda with multiple edits. Content on Wikipedia is supposed to be neutral, and the arbitrators' action is the first of its ...


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•Wikipedia Blocks Church of Scientology Postings
Sci-Tech Today
By Patricia Resende Wikipedia has blocked IP addresses from the Church of Scientology because the group allegedly pushed its agenda with multiple edits. Content on Wikipedia is supposed to be neutral, and the arbitrators' action is the first of its ...


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•Church of Scientology Banned From Wikipedia
Appscout, NY
Wikipedia's arbitration council voted yesterday to block all IP addresses operated or owned by the Church of Scientology. The 10-to-0 vote (one member abstained) comes in response to self-serving edits on the part of the controversial church. ...


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•Wikipedia Bans Church of Scientology From Editing Entries
Switched, NY
by Lee Bains — May 29th 2009 at 6:01PM Wikipedia, which characterizes itself as "the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit," might need to tack a slight addendum on to the end of that description: "unless that anyone happens to log in from a computer ...


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•Wikipedia Blocks Edits From Church of Scientology
Digital Media Wire, CA
Los Angeles - The committee in charge of user-edited online encyclopedia Wikipedia voted unanimously this week to block contributions to the site from IP addresses owned or operated by the Church of Scientology, after a lengthy arbitration determined ...


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•Wikipedia blocks Scientology from altering entries
AFP
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) — Wikipedia has blocked the Church of Scientology from editing entries at the communally-crafted online encyclopedia due to an unrelenting battle over the group's image. A "longstanding struggle" between admirers of Scientology and ...


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•Wikipedia blocks Scientology from altering entries
Brisbane Times, Australia
Wikipedia has blocked the Church of Scientology from editing entries at the communally-crafted online encyclopedia due to an unrelenting battle over the group's image. A "longstanding struggle" between admirers of Scientology and critics of the group ...


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•Wikipedia blocks Scientology from altering entries
The Age, Australia
Wikipedia has blocked the Church of Scientology from editing entries at the communally-crafted online encyclopedia due to an unrelenting battle over the group's image. A "longstanding struggle" between admirers of Scientology and critics of the group ...


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•Wikipedia Blocks Church of Scientology From Editing Pages
FOXNews
In an unprecedented move, Wikipedia has banned edits from an entire religion — the Church of Scientology. After four months of internal discussion, Wikipedia's top administrators decided Thursday to block Scientology-affiliated computers from changing ...


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•Wikipedia bans Scientologists from editing site
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia
WIKIPEDIA has blocked the Church of Scientology from editing entries at the communally-crafted online encyclopedia. A ``longstanding struggle'' between admirers of Scientology and critics of the group prompted Wikipedia to bar online edits from ...


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•Wikipedia To Block Edits By Scientologists
City Talk 105.9, UK
Wikipedia has banned the Church of Scientology from editing its online encyclopaedia after a long-running dispute between the group and its critics. Any computer addresses "owned or operated" by the Church or associates linked to it have been blocked ...


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•Wikipedia blocks Scientology from altering entries
Sin Chew Jit Poh, Malaysia
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Wikipedia has blocked the Church of Scientology from editing entries at the communally-crafted online encyclopedia due to an unrelenting battle over the group's image. A "longstanding struggle" between admirers of Scientology and ...


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•Wikipedia blocks Scientology
The West Australian, Australia
Wikipedia has blocked the Church of Scientology from editing entries in the communally written online encyclopedia due to an unrelenting battle over the group's image. A "long-standing struggle" between admirers of Scientology and critics prompted ...


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