At the end of November, Roskomnadzor notified Wikipedia about adding four articles about drugs to the register of banned sites, since their content was deemed prohibited by the Federal Drug Control Service / E. Razumny / Vedomosti

The Federal Drug Control Service (FSKN) is satisfied with the articles edited by Wikipedia that contained information about drugs, said Roskomnadzor head Alexander Zharov on the sidelines of the Internet Economy 2015 forum.

"At present, those four articles which, in the opinion of the FSKN experts, disseminated prohibited information about drugs, were edited and sent to the FSKN, and in their current form the FSKN is satisfied with them," he said ( quoted by TASS).

Thus, according to Zharov, the local problem has been solved, but a platform for dialogue between Wikipedia and Roskomnadzor has not yet been created. "Right now there is no acute situation with Wikipedia, so to speak, in relation to prohibited articles, but strategically the issue has not been resolved, therefore “I am satisfied, let’s say, 50%,” he emphasized (his words are quoted by RIA Novosti).

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The head of Roskomnadzor noted that now "the community of Wikipedia editors is very disunited, heterogeneous, they cannot fully agree." The community asked the founder of Wikipedia for help in resolving the issue of a permanent dialogue between the authorities and the Internet encyclopedia. "Now the editors of Wikipedia "They wrote a letter to its founder Jimmy Wales and they are waiting for his verdict - whether to communicate (with the authorities) or not," he explained ( quoted by Interfax).

Zharov added that Roskomnadzor would like to establish systemic interaction with Wikipedia. "Let's wait until the New Year holidays are over. I think there will be some kind of decision in January," he concluded.

In late November, Roskomnadzor notified Wikipedia that four articles about drugs had been added to the register of banned websites, since their content had been deemed prohibited by the Federal Drug Control Service. The articles in question were "Cocaine," "Methamphetamine," "Amphetamines," GWH-018, and MDMA. They contained information on how to manufacture and use these drugs. The articles described the processes, instructions and schemes for developing psychoactive substances, Roskomnadzor said in a statement. The articles were subsequently edited by moderators, after which they were again reviewed by the Federal Drug Control Service.

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