The non-profit Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), along with an anonymous editor known as BLN, wanted the website to be exempt from certain regulations that came into force earlier this year.
But in a judgment on Monday, the court rejected those claims, saying there may be ways to work within the law “without causing undue damage to Wikipedia’s operations”.
Part of the regulations classify some sites as category one, which is defined by the number of monthly users a site has as well as the systems through which information is shared.
He said that if Wikipedia is to be classified as category one, and verification is to become mandatory for all users, it would make articles “gibberish” because content from non-verified users would be filtered out.
Cecilia Ivimy, a lawyer for the government, said ministers reviewed Ofcom guidance and considered specifically whether Wikipedia should be exempt from the regulations and rejected that.
Rejecting WMF and BLN’s claims, the judge, Justice Johnson, said his decision “does not give Ofcom and the Secretary of State a green light to implement a regime that would significantly impede Wikipedia’s operations”.
The judge also said that the decision to make Wikipedia a category one service now lies with Ofcom.
If that happens, it may open a possible avenue for further legal action. - Bernama, PA MEDIA/dpa
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