The German version of Wikipedia was blocked by court order after a member of Parliament of the country, Lutz Heilmann, has sued the online encyclopedia, after the publication of an article deemed "offensive" by the Member.
Given the request of the politician, the portal's home page displays a message, saying that the court in Luebeck, northern Germany, ordered that the field is not directed to the content of the encyclopedia, while it remains "certain statements".
As Wikipedia's servers are in the U.S., the card can still be read in English and has generated controversy because it says that Heilmann was part of the East German secret service, in addition to revealing that he was alleged homosexual, have threatened an ex-boyfriend .
After the required corrections have been made in its profile in German, politics, the prosecution withdrew this Sunday, regretting that so many have been affected by the decision of justice, but the address of Wikipedia remains blocked.
However, you can visit the German version of online encyclopedia by an alternative route, through which the profile of controversial Heilmann remains active. Already the article in the American edition now includes an update on the impact of the court order, obtained by the parliament.
Given the request of the politician, the portal's home page displays a message, saying that the court in Luebeck, northern Germany, ordered that the field is not directed to the content of the encyclopedia, while it remains "certain statements".
As Wikipedia's servers are in the U.S., the card can still be read in English and has generated controversy because it says that Heilmann was part of the East German secret service, in addition to revealing that he was alleged homosexual, have threatened an ex-boyfriend .
After the required corrections have been made in its profile in German, politics, the prosecution withdrew this Sunday, regretting that so many have been affected by the decision of justice, but the address of Wikipedia remains blocked.
However, you can visit the German version of online encyclopedia by an alternative route, through which the profile of controversial Heilmann remains active. Already the article in the American edition now includes an update on the impact of the court order, obtained by the parliament.
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