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We cannot support an EU #Copyright Directive that, at its core, aims to radically control the sharing of information online.

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We do not support the EU #Copyright Directive in its current form.

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Two years ago, @jesswade started adding #WomenInScience into @Wikipedia as a solo side project. Having finished her 900th biography, she's now at the helm of a global movement to bring overlooked women and people of color into the sum of all knowledge.

Physicist writes 900 Wikipedia to boost diversity in science | ITV News

Dr Jess Wade wants to help bust what she calls the "misconception" that "there's one type of scientist". | ITV National News

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Since 2017, Turkey has been without access to @Wikipedia across all languages. For two years, the world has missed the perspectives of the people of Turkey in the world’s free knowledge resource. #WeMissTurkey

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Wikipedia has been blocked in Pakistan. Today, Pakistan’s Telecommunications Authority blocked @Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects in the country. Follow the thread for more information 🧵⬇️ (1/4)

Wikimedia Foundation urges Pakistan Telecommunications Authority to restore access to Wikipedia in...

On Friday, February 3, 2023, Pakistan’s Telecommunications Authority blocked Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects. The Wikimedia Foundation calls on Pakistan to restore access to Wikipedia and Wikimedia...

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The @Wikimedia Foundation statement about the recent @YouTube announcement

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Have you heard of Dr. @JessWade ? The @TODAYShow calls her “something of a phenomenon... in her very personal campaign to bring more girls to study and work in STEM.” We are thankful that campaign includes adding well over a thousand articles to @Wikipedia .

This 33-year-old made more than 1,000 Wikipedia bios for unknown women scientists

Jessica Wade began writing Wikipedia biographies about women and minority scientists who never got their due — from employers, from other scientists, from the public.

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Last Tuesday, the Wikimedia Foundation received a Russian government demand to remove content related to the invasion of Ukraine on Russian Wikipedia. We stand by our mission to deliver free knowledge to the world.

The Wikimedia Foundation stands with its communities around the world in defending free knowledge...

Цей пост також доступний українською мовою.Этот пост также доступен на русском языке. On 1 March 2022 the Wikimedia Foundation received a Russian government demand to remove content related to the...

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You may have heard that @YouTube is going to start linking videos about conspiracies to @Wikipedia articles. Here's our statement about this, and a few words about how Wikipedia works.

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The @Wikimedia Foundation statement about the recent @YouTube announcement

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BREAKING NEWS: After a more than two-and-a-half year block, access to @Wikipedia in #Turkey has been restored! It's one of the best birthday gifts we could have received, and we're thrilled to finally #WelcomeBackTurkey ! #WikipediaDay (1/3)

Access to Wikipedia restored in Turkey after more than two and a half years – Wikimedia Foundation

Today, on Wikipedia’s 19th birthday, the Wikimedia Foundation has received reports that access to Wikipedia in Turkey is actively being restored.* This latest development follows a 26 December 2019...

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Kurdish Wikipedia surpassed 30,000 total articles this month! Congratulations and excellent work, @Wikipedia_KU !

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Hevalên ezîz, gotarên li ser Wîkîpediya kurdî ji 30 hezarî derbas bûn. 🎉 #W îkîpediyaKurdî

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Jubilee and Munin: two of @ravenmaster1 's ravens, and in the @WikiCommons picture of the year. (Colin/CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Today, we celebrate a victory for universal access to knowledge! The Turkish Constitutional Court has ruled a two-year block of @Wikipedia to be unconstitutional. Here’s more on what happened. #ForFreeKnowledge

Turkish Constitutional Court rules that the two and a half year block of Wikipedia is unconstitut...

Today, the Turkish Constitutional Court has held that the more than two and a half year access ban of Wikipedia in Turkey was unconstitutional. We hope that access will be restored in Turkey soon in...

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Twenty years, 55 million articles, hundreds of thousands of volunteers, one goal: free knowledge for all. Happy 20th birthday, @Wikipedia ! Here’s to many, many more. #Wikipedia20

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We’re excited to announce that @Google and Wikimedia are working together to increase knowledge equity online. Here’s what that means:

Google and Wikimedia Foundation partner to increase knowledge equity online – Wikimedia Foundation

From our beginning, Wikipedia has aspired to create a world where knowledge is free, accessible and useful to everyone, in every language, in every country, and across any device. Although the...

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Meet @jesswade , a scientist working to increase the number of underrepresented scientists and engineers on @Wikipedia : #WomenInSTEM @WikiWomenInRed

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Wikipedia is no longer blocked in Pakistan. We are happy to say we have confirmed that traffic on @Wikipedia and other Wikimedia websites from Pakistan has resumed as before. Read the thread for more information 🧵⬇️ (1/3)

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It's already #WikipediaDay in many parts of the world! On @Wikipedia 's 19th birthday, we’re celebrating our awesome global community of volunteers who help collect sources, verify info, and edit articles. Have you thanked a Wikipedian today? Tag your favorite editor! 🎉

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Volunteer editor communities in four language Wikipedias—German, Czech, Danish, and Slovak—have decided to black out the sites on 21 March in opposition to the current version of the proposed EU #Copyright Directive.

Four Wikipedias to 'black out' over EU Copyright Directive – Wikimedia Foundation

Update, 25 March: The Italian, Galician, Asturian, and Catalan Wikipedias have blacked themselves out today to protest the EU Copyright Directive. Other language versions of Wikipedia have chosen to...

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🎊 Happy 21st birthday, @Wikipedia ! 🎊 This #WikipediaDay , the best gift is thanking our incredible global community of volunteers who make it possible. Drop a ❤️ below, tag a contributor, or give thanks here:

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We support @internetarchive 's mission to provide universal access to knowledge. They make millions of books, texts, and archival materials available for all. And when more knowledge is open for anyone to access, share, and contribute to, we all benefit.

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🚨LAWSUIT NEWS 🚨We’re standing up for the digital rights of all libraries today in court! At 1pm ET, the Southern District of New York will hear oral argument in Hachette v. Internet Archive. Here's how to participate: 🧵 #EmpoweringLibraries

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Wikipedia is a serious project with serious goals, but that doesn't mean it is immune to humor. @depthsofwiki is surfacing Wikipedia's weird, wonderful, and quirky sides at #Wikimania2022 *right now*! Watch ⬇️

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In under two years @jesswade took a massive chunk out of English Wikipedia’s gender gap, contributing nearly 700 Wikipedia biographies about women scientists and scientists of color.

Most Wikipedia Profiles Are of Men. This Scientist Is Changing That. (Published 2019)

Jessica Wade has added nearly 700 Wikipedia biographies for important female and minority scientists in less than two years.

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1) Write about your field on Wikipedia 2) Have your students write about your field on Wikipedia 3) Critique an article in your field 4) Document the important people in your field 5) Photograph the important people in your field

Five ways academics can contribute to Wikipedia – Wikimedia Foundation

In recent weeks, the world learned about Dr. Donna Strickland, only the third woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. It also learned that Wikipedia lacked an article on Strickland amongst...

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Huge congrats to the 2022 Media Contributor of the Year – @anniierau ! 🎉 Annie uses their @depthsofwiki social media channels to spread the word about free knowledge, inspiring the next generation of contributors to learn about the power…and depths of @Wikipedia . #Wikimania2022

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Today, Wikipedia was hit with a malicious attack that has taken it offline in several countries for intermittent periods. The attack is ongoing; our Site Reliability Engineering team is working hard to stop it and restore access to the site. #Wikipediadown

Malicious attack on Wikipedia—What we know, and what we’re doing – Wikimedia Foundation

Today, Wikipedia was hit with a malicious attack that has taken it offline in several countries for intermittent periods. The attack is ongoing and our Site Reliability Engineering team is working...

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On @Wikipedia , volunteer editors are closely monitoring articles about COVID-19 for misinformation. The main pandemic page has been edited over 12,000 times and forked into multiple pages to maintain clarity. Learn more, via @WIRED .

On Wikipedia, a fight is raging over coronavirus disinformation

A team of medicine enthusiasts has been scrambling to keep disinformation from spreading on the free encyclopaedia

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We're excited to announce that we've become a member of @w3c , the main international standards organization for the World Wide Web.

Joining the World Wide Web Consortium – Wikimedia Foundation

We’re excited to announce that we’re becoming a member of the W3C, the main international standards organization for the World Wide Web. Founded by Tim Berners-Lee in 1994, W3C works with hundreds of...

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“ @Wikipedia has become a trusted source of information about #COVID19 for millions of people around the world.” — @drtedros , Director-General of @WHO thanks Wikimedians for sharing trustworthy information around the pandemic on the last day of #Wikimania21

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We believe that access to knowledge is a human right. A block of @Wikipedia in Pakistan denies the 5th most populous nation in the world access to the largest free knowledge repository. If it continues, it will also deprive everyone access to Pakistan's history and culture. (3/4)

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We believe knowledge is a fundamental human right, which is why we're taking our case to lift the block of Wikipedia in Turkey to the European Court of Human Rights. #UnblockWikipedia

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Congratulations to @SandisterTei , our Wikimedian of the Year! 🎉 Sandister helped found Wikimedia Ghana and has worked tirelessly to keep her community connected and informed during #COVID19 . @Wikipedia founder @jimmy_wales shares more about her work ⬇️

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🔊 Wikimedians, are you ready? We are thrilled to announce that we have found the winning entry to The Sound of All Human Knowledge contest! Fun fact: We used the actual sound logo to create the sound wave in this video. ▶️ #WikiSoundLogo

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Disinformation about coronavirus has flooded the internet, but not @Wikipedia , thanks to @WikiProjectMed and veteran editors who monitor articles about the outbreak, fact-check medical information, and remove unverifiable edits. Learn more, via @WIRED .

On Wikipedia, a fight is raging over coronavirus disinformation

A team of medicine enthusiasts has been scrambling to keep disinformation from spreading on the free encyclopaedia

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And community member @phoebe_ayers : "It's not polite to treat Wikipedia like an endlessly renewable resource with infinite free labor; what's the impact?"

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Also! @YouTube should probably run some A/B tests with the crew at @WikiResearch first. Does linking result in increased traffic? Increased vandalism? It's not polite to treat Wikipedia like an endlessly renewable resource with infinite free labor; what's the impact?

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The European Court of Human Rights has chosen to expedite our case to restore access to @Wikipedia in Turkey. Here’s what it could mean #ForFreeKnowledge . /1

Our legal case against Turkey’s block of Wikipedia has been expedited. Here's what that means. –...

Today, the Wikimedia Foundation welcomes the news that our case brought before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to lift the block of Wikipedia in Turkey has been communicated to the Turkish...

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Today, Tunisian free knowledge advocate @EmnaMizouni was named as the 2019 Wikimedian of the Year. #Wikimania

Meet Emna Mizouni, the newly minted 2019 Wikimedian of the Year – Wikimedia Foundation

Today, Tunisian free knowledge advocate Emna Mizouni was named the 2019 Wikimedian of the Year. The award was given in recognition of her inspiring leadership within the global Wikimedia movement,...

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The Wikimedia Foundation joins those calling for a peaceful end to the conflict in Ukraine, and will continue to support the efforts of Wikimedia volunteers and others contributing to a strong digital commons that keeps knowledge open, neutral, and free.

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On 5 July, the EU will vote on a new copyright directive that is a threat to our fundamental right to freely share information. More on our view: Take action: #SaveTheInternet #SaveYourInternet

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We believe access to knowledge and free expression are fundamental human rights. And we will continue to protect free knowledge for everyone around the world. Learn more below ↓ (3/3) #WelcomeBackTurkey #ForFreeKnowledge #WikipediaDay

Access to Wikipedia restored in Turkey after more than two and a half years – Wikimedia Foundation

Today, on Wikipedia’s 19th birthday, the Wikimedia Foundation has received reports that access to Wikipedia in Turkey is actively being restored.* This latest development follows a 26 December 2019...

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This Friday, 15 January is @Wikipedia 's 20th birthday! Join us for a special #Wikipedia20 event that day, celebrating the radical idea that knowledge can be shared by and open to everyone! 🧠

You are invited to… Wikipedia’s 20th birthday party!

Join us on 15 January for a global virtual party as we celebrate two decades of Wikipedia and the people who make it possible!

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We have filed an appeal to challenge a Moscow Court's decision that the Foundation committed an offense by refusing to remove "prohibited" information on @Wikipedia , largely related to the Russian government's invasion of Ukraine. #ForFreeKnowledge (1/6)

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"To stay silent is to endorse the violence of history and power. We stand with Black Americans in the fight for justice and equality." —Wikimedia's CEO @krmaher & COO @janeenuzzell share our commitment to racial justice + calls for government action. #BLM

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Happening ALL DAY June 10 ➡️ As part of #Strike4BlackLives , people around the world are coming together to expand @Wikipedia 's coverage of Black academics and topics related to social justice. Here's how to join them: cc: @strike4BLM @jesswade

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We’re in court tomorrow with @aclu to fight NSA’s global internet spying. Here's how it works and why it matters:

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We have seen the reports about Wikipedia being blocked in Venezuela. According to our traffic data, Wikipedia is still available to many users in Venezuela at this time. We are investigating these reports and will update once we have more clarity of the situation.

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Welcome to @MaryanaIskander , announced today as our new CEO! A globally recognized social entrepreneur, Maryana is an expert in building cross-sector partnerships that combine innovative technology with community-led solutions to close opportunity gaps.

Wikimedia Foundation Appoints Maryana Iskander as Chief Executive Officer – Wikimedia Foundation

14 September 2021, San Francisco, California — Today, the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation announced the appointment of Maryana Iskander as the organization’s new CEO. She is a globally...

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We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of Sherwin Siy, Lead Public Policy Manager for @wikimediapolicy . Sherwin was a dedicated advocate for free knowledge and a revered colleague. We send our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.

Foundation 360: “Protecting the work of every Wikimedia editor into the future.” Interview with...

The Foundation 360 series profiles important work happening at the Wikimedia Foundation, and the people behind it. Myleen Hollero / Wikimedia Foundation / CC BY-SA 4.0 Whether he’s sitting in a bro…

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Every night, Dr. @jesswade unwinds with a LOT of @Wikipedia editing. She's written almost 1,000 biographies of women, people of color and LGBTQ+ scientists. That's 1,000 more role models for the next generation of scientists. 👩‍🔬 #WikiHerStory #WHM2020

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Only 17% of Wikipedia biographies are about women. #FactsMatter – and point out key challenges to address. More:

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Raise your hand ✋🏾 if you've ever gotten lost in a rabbit hole on @Wikipedia . Annie Rauwerda, the creator of @depthsofwiki , can relate. Check out how she curates and shares short and interesting stories about the weird, wonderful world of Wikipedia. ✨

From the Depths of Wikipedia: an interview with Wikimedian and influencer Annie Rauwerda

The Wikimedia movement is based on the idea that knowledge should be free and reusable by anyone, for any reason. There is perhaps no better example of this than the work of Annie Rauwerda and her …

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Today, the European Parliament voted 348–274 to pass a new copyright directive which will harm free knowledge. We believe that this is a disappointing outcome, the impacts of which will certainly be felt for years to come.

European Parliament limits internet freedom in controversial copyright vote – Wikimedia Foundation

Today, the European Parliament voted 348–274 to pass a new copyright directive that includes problematic rules that will harm free knowledge. They did so after years of discussions, revisions, and...

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It is our birthday! 🎉 For the past 19 years, we have been building a world in which every single human can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Thank you for taking this journey with us!

Home – Wikimedia Foundation

The nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation provides the essential infrastructure for free knowledge. We host Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, created, edited, and verified by volunteers around the...

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We welcome our new robot overlor- WHOOPS. We mean 3D models. Check out the first 3D model ever uploaded to @WikiCommons , straight from @NewPalmyraOrg .

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Shout out to all the volunteers who help make @Wikipedia a reliable source of free knowledge!

Is Wikipedia as ‘unreliable’ as you’ve been told? Experts suggest the opposite may be true |...

Should you really be skipping Wikipedia on your hunt for sources? Experts chime in.

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Great place. Great people. Great mission. #Wikimania2023

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Wikisource is turning 20! 🎉 One of the free knowledge projects hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, Wikisource is an online free library containing texts and translations that can be used as sources on Wikipedia and more. (1/3)

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This month is the 8th anniversary of @Wikidata — a free and open knowledge base that can be read and edited by both humans and machines. Today, we're celebrating a big milestone for the project as it reached its first nine digit identifier (Q100000001)!

Wikidata reaches Q100000000

Today, Wikidata reached a very visible milestone: the Item with the identifier Q100000001 has been created. That is the first nine digit identifier. Congratulations to the community, congratulation…

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"More than an encyclopedia, @Wikipedia has become a community, a library, a constitution, an experiment, a political manifesto—the closest thing there is to an online public square." If you've ever wondered how (or why) Wikipedia works, read this: @rgcooke

Wikipedia Is the Last Best Place on the Internet

People used to think the crowdsourced encyclopedia represented all that was wrong with the web. Now it's a beacon of so much that's right.

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This day in 1990: The Electronic Frontier Foundation was founded. Happy birthday, @EFF !

Electronic Frontier Foundation - Wikipedia

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Overcoming historical suppression of the Kurdish language, Kurdish Wikimedia projects are alive and thriving. @Wikipedia_KU surpassed the 30,000 articles milestone this month and has had 12 million views this year!

Kurdish language thrives online thanks to hidden heroes

Rudaw is a broadcast and digital news network based in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, publishing in English, Kurdish, Arabic, and Turkish.

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There is more to the internet than Big Tech platforms run by multinational corporations. We should know. Join us in calling on European lawmakers to take a more nuanced approach to internet regulation and ensure the #DSA protects @Wikipedia :

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Wikipedia editors can now auto-generate citations to the world's largest database of books w/ @OCLC partnership.

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For centuries, philosophers have imagined a world where free knowledge is available for everyone. Every day, @Wikipedia is hard at work making that vision a reality. Thank you, @tokarczuk_olga , for sharing our mission in your @NobelPrize lecture!

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Every day, millions of people are turning to @Wikipedia for the latest on COVID-19. Behind the scenes, veteran editors are navigating uncharted territory to keep articles about the pandemic accurate, unbiased, and current. Here's how, via @Slate .

The Coronavirus Is Stress-Testing Wikipedia’s Systems—and Editors

How does the internet’s encyclopedia stay accurate with news and knowledge changing by the hour?

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It is Public Domain Day! Every 1st of January, Wikimedia communities around the world celebrate art and science that enter the Public Domain and are now free to use by everyone. Read about what Public Domain Day means for the free knowledge movement ⬇️

Welcome to the Public Domain, Mickey Mouse!

Today, the Wikimedia community celebrates a milestone for free knowledge as the first ‘Mickey Mouse’ films from 1928 have entered the Public Domain – along with many other creative work…

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We applaud this decision to keep hyperlinking free. Each link on @Wikipedia knits us just a little bit closer to our mission for access to knowledge for everyone, everywhere.

The European Court of Human Rights affirmed that hyperlinking is protected free expression. Here's...

Two years ago, we wrote about Magyar Jeti Zrt v. Hungary, a case before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) which dealt with legal liability for hyperlinking—a practice on which the open...

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We hope that the Pakistan government joins us in a commitment to knowledge as a human right and restores access to @Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects promptly, so that the people of Pakistan can continue to receive and share knowledge with the world. (4/4)

Wikimedia Foundation urges Pakistan Telecommunications Authority to restore access to Wikipedia in...

On Friday, February 3, 2023, Pakistan’s Telecommunications Authority blocked Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects. The Wikimedia Foundation calls on Pakistan to restore access to Wikipedia and Wikimedia...

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Today, we are celebrating 20 years of @Wikipedia and the growth of a global movement for free knowledge. We are also looking ahead to how Wikipedia will meet the challenges of tomorrow & become a more resilient, equitable knowledge resource. #Wikipedia20

Wikipedia celebrates 20 years of free, trusted information for the world – Wikimedia Foundation

14 January 2021 — Wikipedia, the world’s largest free online encyclopedia, turns 20 years old on 15 January. This birthday commemorates two decades of global efforts to support free knowledge, open...

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NEW: The @Smithsonian just released 2.8 million images + nearly two centuries of data into the public domain under @creativecommons . Here's what #SmithsonianOpenAccess means for Wikimedia projects and women's stories, via @kellyjeanne9 , @subsublibrary ⬇️

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We heard you: More action is needed to stop harassment on @Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects. Hand-in-hand with volunteers, we're working to answer the call through a new plan for change. Learn more ⬇️

Wikimedia Foundation Board announces Community Culture Statement, enacts new standards to address...

Today, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees voted to ratify new trust and safety standards for Wikipedia and all other Wikimedia projects. The standards, as outlined in a new Community Culture...

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Wikipedia is run by living, breathing humans who volunteer their time every day to add, curate, and maintain the world's largest encyclopedia.

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Did you know ... that our projects (incl. @Wikipedia ) are sustained with approximately one-thousandth the amount of servers of comparable volume websites? Read about this and more in our new sustainability assessment, published today.

How the Wikimedia Foundation is making efforts to go green – Wikimedia Foundation

Update: The Wikimedia Foundation’s most recent sustainability assessment from 2019 was published on 13 August, 2020. Learn more here. We at the Wikimedia Foundation strive to ensure that our work and...

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MP3 audio has come to Wikipedia, as it is now supported on @WikiCommons . Why did it take us so long? Short answer: restrictive patents. The long answer:

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We are excited to share that the next @Wikimania will be hosted in... Singapore! #Wikimania2022

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Wikipedia reminds us "the web can be a good thing, a place where we have instant access to endless info, a true project of the commons at a political moment when the very idea of the mutual good is under assault." Thanks, @MotherJones , for naming @Wikipedia a hero of the decade!

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This was the decade we learned to hate the internet. But amid this horror show, there is Wikipedia, criminally under-appreciated, a nonprofit compendium of human knowledge maintained by everyone. There is no more useful website.

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Yesterday, China blocked the Wikimedia Foundation's application for observer status at @WIPO , the @UN agency for intellectual property. This objection interferes with our mission to strengthen access to free knowledge everywhere. (1/2)

China blocks Wikimedia Foundation’s accreditation to World Intellectual Property Organization –...

China yesterday blocked the Wikimedia Foundation’s application for observer status at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the United Nations (UN) organization that develops interna...

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2 years

Today, six Wikimedia chapters were rejected as observers at @WIPO , the @UN agency for intellectual property. China was the only country to oppose the accreditation, inaccurately claiming that chapters were complicit in spreading disinformation. (1/3)

Six Wikimedia Chapters Rejected as Observers to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)...

Geneva, Switzerland — Today, six Wikimedia chapters—independent Wikimedia movement affiliate organizations—were rejected from gaining accreditation to the World Intellectual Property Organization’s...

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4 years

NEW: This #WomensHistoryMonth , join us for #WikiHerStory , a new initiative to help close the gender gap on @Wikipedia and amplify women's stories and contributions. Anyone who cares about inclusion and gender equity is encouraged to participate. (1/2)

History has a gender gap problem. How free knowledge and open tech can help.

Join #WikiHerStory, a new initiative to raise awareness and generate solutions for closing the gender gap on Wikipedia…

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7 years

Free knowledge is global. Wikimedia Foundation supports legal challenge to US exec order on international mobility.

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3 years

"Wikipedia is...the last remaining relic of the ideals of the early internet. It is the blueprint for restoring public trust in the web again." READ: Wikipedia founder @jimmy_wales shares 3 lessons from @Wikipedia to create the future internet we want.

Learning to trust the internet again

Wikipedia can serve as a model to combat disinformation and distrust online.

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4 years

Congratulations to English @Wikipedia for hitting the six million article mark today! The landmark page — created by @Rosiestep of @WikiWomenInRed — is a biography of Marie "Toofie" Lauder, a well-traveled and philanthropic 19th century writer:

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7 years

Knowledge is a fundamental human right. We urge @BTKbasin to #UnblockWikipedia in Turkey. .

Wikimedia Foundation urges Turkish authorities to restore access to Wikipedia

On Saturday, April 29, Wikipedia was blocked in Turkey. If it remains, this block will result in millions of people in Turkey losing access to free knowledge about their country and the world aroun…

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2 years

Since 2014, @Wikipedia editors have used our Content Translation Tool to share knowledge in more languages. Now, the tool includes open-source technology from @MetaAI —helping editors to make more information available in under-represented languages. (1/2)

Meta AI Research Topic - No Language Left Behind

Our work aims to break down language barriers across the world for everyone to understand and communicate with anyone—no matter what language they speak.

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Technology is important. Humanity is essential. That’s why @Wikipedia is built by a global movement of volunteers who manually compile and edit the world’s largest collection of human knowledge. #KnowledgeIsHuman

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Today is #PublicDomainDay , the annual milestone when creative works—such as books, paintings, or songs—enter the public domain. Wikimedia volunteer @lukasmezger shares what works are now available & what the holiday means for the free knowledge movement.

Happy Public Domain Day 2021!

It’s Public Domain Day! Every year on January 1st, Free Content advocates all over the world celebrate the works of art that have entered into the Public Domain. Why today? Because copyright …

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3 years

Now introducing... the Wikimedia Enterprise API! An opt-in product for commercial entities that could improve the way they reuse/deliver Wikimedia data, helping make more free knowledge available to more people. Get details via @noamcohen in @WIRED . ⤵️

Wikipedia Is Finally Asking Big Tech to Pay Up

The Big Four all lean on the encyclopedia at no cost. With the launch of Wikimedia Enterprise, the volunteer project will change that—and possibly itself too.

www.wired.com

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6 years

Your internet is under threat. Here’s why you should care about European Copyright Reform. #FixCopyright Read the statement by @Wikimedia Foundation's Chair @mSefi .

Your internet is under threat. Here’s why you should care about European Copyright Reform

We are in the last few moments of what could be our last opportunity to define what the internet looks like in the future.

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4 years

Today, British physicist and @Wikipedia editor @jesswade shared her story with @Wikimedia staff in San Francisco. Over the last 3 years, she's created 888 biographies about women and minorities in science, tech, engineering + math! Learn more about Jess:

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5 years

Our condolences go out to the family of Andreas Weith, a photographer who donated his stunning polar photography to @WikiCommons .

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Saddened to learn that Andreas Weith, who donated dozens of photos for use on @Wikipedia and @WikiCommons , has passed away. In 2016, I interviewed him about the so-called "arctic virus" he said he was infected by.

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📷 Wikimedia Commons has crossed the 100,000,000 media files mark! The milestone was achieved with this photo of trees next to a road in Poland, by User:Marcinekk2, under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Learn how you can contribute to Wikimedia Commons:

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@Wikimedia rarely speaks out on issues of public policy, but this is worth it. Access to knowledge is radical. It deserves advocacy, it requires grassroots support, and it needs the backing of the millions of people. #NetNeutrality #SaveTheInternet

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Many people visit @Wikipedia on a daily basis, but it’s not always obvious what it takes to make that possible. Here are some clarifications on the Wikimedia Foundation: who we are, what we do, and why your donations matter. ⬇️

Wikipedia

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Wikipedia is the only website in the top-ten most-visited global websites to be run by a nonprofit – and at a fraction of the budget and staffing. We are not funded by advertising, we don’t charge a subscription fee, and we don’t sell your data. Read:

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These amusing @TowerOfLondon ravens are the @WikiCommons picture of the year. (Colin/CC BY-SA 4.0)

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We're excited to appoint Grant Ingersoll as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). He will join the Foundation September 23, bringing two decades of experience in open source software development and natural language processing engineering to the Foundation.

Wikimedia Foundation welcomes Grant Ingersoll as Chief Technology Officer – Wikimedia Foundation

The Wikimedia Foundation is excited to announce the appointment of Grant Ingersoll as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Grant brings two decades of experience in open source software development and...

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6 years

Will you frogive us for this ribbeting headline? ... Please?

'Unfrogettable' picture of the year announced – Wikimedia Foundation

Whichever frog pun (or caption) you choose to label it with, the photo above is this year’s Wikimedia Commons picture of the year. It features two Phyllomedusa rohdei, frogs endemic to Brazil, with...

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3 years

The big day is almost here — are you coming to @Wikipedia 's 20th birthday event? Tune in Friday, 15 January at 16:00 UTC. Hope to see you there! #Wikipedia20

You are invited to… Wikipedia’s 20th birthday party!

Join us on 15 January for a global virtual party as we celebrate two decades of Wikipedia and the people who make it possible!

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4 years

"[ @Wikipedia ] took a firm stance against censorship, refusing Turkey's request to remove content that the government found objectionable. It may have taken several years, but the organization came out victorious while sticking to its ideals." via @engadget

Wikipedia wins its battle against censorship in Turkey

Two years ago, Turkey banned Wikipedia after the site refused to remove content tying the country to terrorist groups. That decision was reversed today in the nation's highest court, which called the...

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6 years

Have you see the @xkcd comic about the person in the crowd asking for citations? That’s how Wikipedia editors think about verifiability.

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4 years

On @Wikipedia , a group of volunteer editors — many with medical degrees and expertise — are closely monitoring and scrutinizing edits to articles about COVID-19. Here's how @WikiProjectMed operates to protect the facts and keep misinformation off the site.

How Wikipedia Prevents the Spread of Coronavirus Misinformation

A group of hawk-eyed experts operate on a special track to monitor medical information on the site.

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