China blocks all language editions of Wikipedia

Beijing has broadened its block of online encyclopedia Wikipedia to include all language editions, reported an internet censorship research group, ahead of the country’s most politically explosive anniversary.

According to a report by the Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI), China started blocking all language editions of Wikipedia last month.

Previously, most editions of Wikipedia, besides the Chinese language version, were available, OONI said in its report.

Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organisation that hosts Wikipedia, did not immediately respond to AFP’s request for comment.

China’s online censorship apparatus blocks a large number of foreign sites in the country, such as Google, Facebook and The New York Times.