Free the Wiki

Free the Wiki! This extensions sole purpose is to bypass ban of Wikipedia in some countries without a VPN. This extension is…
What is Free the Wiki?
Free the Wiki is a Chrome extension that bypasses the ban on Wikipedia in certain countries without the need for a VPN. It replaces banned Wikipedia links with safe alternative links, allowing users to access Wikipedia content easily and securely.

Extension stats

Users: 73 ▲ 3
Rating: 3.00 (2)
Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2018-05-24)
Creation date: 2018-05-24
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 63.28K

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Extension summary

Free the Wiki!

This extensions sole purpose is to bypass ban of Wikipedia in some countries without a VPN.

This extension is just a redirector. It finds all the wikipedia.org/... links in your current tab and converts them to 0wikipedia.org/... links. That's all there is to it.

This extension actually helps you 'obey' the ban in your country by replacing 'unsafe' website links with 'safe' website links. Until they are banned too ofcourse.

This will only work if you click a link for wikipedia.org. Meaning, it won't redirect you if you enter wikipedia.org/... link directly in your search bar. I may add that feature in the future. Also it may not work on some dynamically generated links too. I only tested this in Turkey, I don't know how other countries ban wkipedia but I assume it's the same. Send me a feedback if it doesn't work in your country, I may find a way for your country too.

DISCLAIMER: I'm not related to wikipedia.org or 0wikipedia.org nor wiki-zero.net. I developed this extension because I was frustrated with VPN or having to enter 0 every time I wanted to go to wikipedia.org.

Extension safety

Risk impact

Free the Wiki requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Free the Wiki has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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