Topic: Wikimedia Foundation
The Wikimedia Foundation, which operates Wikipedia, faces ongoing challenges related to censorship and surveillance from various governments. Efforts to impose online censorship laws and pressure to unmask editors highlight the risks to free expression and privacy. Additionally, the Foundation’s own initiatives, such as new codes of conduct, raise concerns about potential biases in content moderation.
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UK Court Rejects Wikipedia Challenge to Online Censorship Law
The ruling cements Britain’s broadest online speech controls.
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Wikipedia Challenges UK’s Online Censorship Laws
Wikipedia is fighting to keep regulation away from the unpaid workforce that powers its platform.
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Russia Fines Google For Not Censoring “Misinformation”
Google is joining Apple, Wikipedia, and more in organizations that have been hit with fines for not censoring Ukraine war…
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Officials Used The City Attorney To Try and Unmask Wikipedia Editors That Published “Accurate But Unfavorable” Info
Official censorship demands.
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DHS is sued for censorship records on meetings with Big Tech
After DHS ignored requests for communications.
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Russia fines Wikipedia for “misinformation”
For ignoring censorship demands.
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Supreme Court refuses to hear challenge to NSA mass surveillance
Mass surveillance will continue.
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Pakistan backtracks on Wikipedia censorship
The country had originally blocked the site for not censoring “objectionable” content.
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Wikimedia Foundation launches legal challenge against NSA mass surveillance
Petition the Supreme Court.
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Wikipedia launches new code of conduct that bans “false” info and “trolling,” encourages preferred pronoun use
Contributors that refuse to comply will face sanctions.
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Wikipedia’s proposed “code of conduct” would step up the identity politics
Behind the scenes changes could be coming soon.