UK
Wikipedia users are up in arms after 95% were blocked from
accessing an entry on German heavy metal band,
The
Scorpions.
The page was blocked by several UK internet service providers
(ISPs) after the
Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said an image of the band's
1976 album
Virgin
Killer could be illegal.
Most UK ISPs use the IWF's list
of proscribed sites as a guide on filtering out images showing
child abuse and other illegal content.
Wikipedia volunteers say The Scorpions' album cover image of a
girl has never been banned.
They are also unhappy that the text entry for The Scorpions is
also being blocked,
reports the
BBC.
The Wikipedia database contains
over two million articles in English, written and edited by
volunteers and users of the multi-lingual site.