Indian users may lose access to Wikipedia in light of new internet rules: Report

Wikipedia might not be accessible to Indian users if government approves new internet rules, Business Insider reported on Tuesday.

The report stated that Wikimedia Foundation, the organisation that runs the website said that the new rules might require them to project different content for different countries.

The Government is in process of introducing “intermediary rules” for internet and social media companies. According to the rules, companies must “remove or disable access” to “unlawful” content within 24 hours after they’re either asked to do so by a government agency or through a court order, according to previous reports.

Wikimedia’s senior communications director Anusha Alikhan told Business Insider that the platform is built through individual languages, not geographies.