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Home / Inductees in the News / Wikipedia Co-founder Jimmy Wales Tells Vice Why We Need a Free Internet
16 June 2016

Wikipedia Co-founder Jimmy Wales Tells Vice Why We Need a Free Internet

The editor-in-chief of Vice Impact, Katherine Keating, recently sat down with Internet Hall of Fame inductee Jimmy Wales to talk about the role of civil society in "holding governments accountable for their actions and promoting individual liberties."  
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In a compelling Q&A, Keating asks Wales if there are times that censorship can be justified, why he initiated a Wikipedia blackout in the face of the SOPA Bill, and if the relationship between giant Internet providers and consumers can be transparent and neutral.

Read the full Q&A here.

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