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Wikipedia to impose editing restrictions

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Soon, not everyone will be able to edit every article on Wikipedia. The move aims to curb abuse by vandals, but it also complicates Wikipedia’s wide-open ethos. The Takeaway speaks to Noam Cohen of The New York Times.

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