In France, a Wikipedia admin was sought out by France’s homeland intelligence agency, the Direction Centrale du Renseignement Intérieur brought physically to their offices, and forced to delete an article about a military base (which they claimed contained classified information) if he did not wish to be held overnight.
This sort of bullying tactic is one up with which we should not put. The issue later became a minor cause célèbre in the French press for a short time.
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