[HN Gopher] The mysterious user editing a global open-source map...
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The mysterious user editing a global open-source map in China's
favor
Author : donohoe
Score : 36 points
Date : 2021-03-29 19:41 UTC (3 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (restofworld.org)
(TXT) w3m dump (restofworld.org)
| Doctor_Fegg wrote:
| > OpenStreetMap did not return a request for comment about how it
| handles map vandalism or edits in disputed areas.
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| Seriously, this is lmgtfy territory.
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| https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/w/images/d/d8/DisputedTerrito...
| ajcp wrote:
| > They said the most common form of map vandalism, though,
| doesn't rise to the level of serious geopolitics. "[It's] people
| drawing a penis," they said. "It happens about once a week."
|
| I know there's a lot of fear about the changing character of the
| web but it's good to see some things never change.
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