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Google was fined after failing to remove an alleged fake news video about the Russia-Ukraine conflict from YouTube, a Russian district court ruled after the company broke its administrative laws.
The English edition of Wikipedia has received an interface overhaul. Article menus are now easier to access and the search tool is more powerful. It's also easier to switch languages.
A leading member of the Wikimedia Foundation has said sites with community moderation like Wikipedia should be treated differently to centralized platforms like Facebook under the Online Safety Bill.
Google and Wikimedia have entered into a formal agreement to pay for content the search giant sources from Wikipedia. Additionally, Internet Archive which operates Wayback Machine will benefit.
The Wikimedia Foundation is celebrating the fact that its Content Translation tool, which launched in 2014, has now contributed to more than one million articles on Wikipedia, boosting knowledge.
Turkey's Constitutional Court has ruled the country's ban on Wikipedia is a violation of free expression. ISPs that serve the country have now started to lift the ban on the website.
The Wikimedia Foundation is receiving $2.5 million in support from Craig Newmark Philanthropies. This news comes in the wake of a DDOS attack last week on Wikipedia that is still being investigated.
Wikipedia went offline today in many countries due to a broad DDOS attack. It looks like the service seems to have been resumed in several countries, though the incident is still being investigated.
While Wikipedia is a great source of unbiased info, there are entities who seek to beef up their pages in return for compensation, which is an ongoing battle that the foundation wants to stamp out.
Wikipedia has announced that its annual fundraising drive has now reached its goal of $20 million, allowing the free online encyclopedia to remain online for another year of operations.
Hot on the heels of Wikipedia's decision to begin using editors for certain pages, they've announced another method of attempting to keep things accurate on their website. According to Wired, the organization will begin color...
