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14 Mar
Wikipedia Oversight: How Suppression Requests Work and What Gets Hidden
Leona Whitcombe

Wikipedia Oversight: How Suppression Requests Work and What Gets Hidden

Wikipedia oversight allows trusted editors to hide sensitive edits - like personal data or threats - from public view. It’s not censorship. It’s a safety tool that protects real people behind the screen. Only a few hundred users worldwide can use it, and only under strict rules.

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