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Wikipedia ought to be treated differently than the major social media companies in the Online Safety Bill, a prominent participant in its foundation claims.
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The Encyclopedia is written and completely edited through the efforts of thousands of volunteer editors across the globe.
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The Wikimedia Foundation's Rebecca MacKinnon also says a proposed amendment to the bill could "limit the freedom to express."
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The bill is designed to safeguard the public from harmful content on the internet.
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Ms. MacKinnon states that she is worried about the impact that the legislation will bring to non-profit sites run by volunteers.
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She told that the threat of "harsh" new criminal penalties for tech bosses "will affect not only big corporations, but also public interest websites such as Wikipedia".
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Wikipedia Foundation is the not-for-profit company that runs the encyclopedia.