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Wikipedia Turns 25, A Look At The Journey Of Largest Online Info Resource
Wikipedia, the world's largest online information resource, turned 25 on Thursday, marking a quarter century of making trustworthy, human-powered knowledge accessible worldwide.
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Wikipedia Claims Human Page Views Down Because Bots Are Stealing Data
The Wikimedia Foundation has been urging platforms using Wikipedia's content to provide clear attribution.
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Wikipedia Unveils Universal Code of Conduct to Stem Misinformation
Wikipedia on Tuesday unveiled a Universal Code of Conduct aimed at stemming abuse, misinformation, and manipulation on the global online encyclopedia.
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Wikipedia Locks Key Pages to Combat Disinformation Ahead of US Presidential Elections
Wikipedia has locked down the main US election page so that only certain editors can make changes. It's part of the preparations to combat potential disinformation and abuses ahead of the US presidential elections.
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Wikimedia Foundation Expresses Worry Over India's Proposed Intermediary Rules
Wikimedia Foundation has underlined that the proposed changes would have a negative impact on “access to knowledge and participation for Indians online” and “hinder” the mission to provide free access to knowledge through a platform such as Wikipedia.
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Wikipedia Asks European Rights Court to Lift Turkey Ban
The foundation that runs Wikipedia said Thursday it had filed a lawsuit with the European Court of Human Rights to lift Turkey's two-year block on the website.
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Turkey Court Rejects Wikipedia Appeal Over Blocking: State Media
A Turkish court on Friday rejected an appeal by the Wikimedia Foundation against the nearly week-long blocking of access in Turkey to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, state media said.
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Wikipedia's Upcoming Search Engine to Rival Google; Offer Full Transparency
Dubbed Knowledge Engine by Wikipedia, the search engine will provide "a system for discovering reliable and trustworthy public information on the Internet."
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Wikipedia Has a Ton of Money - So Why is it Begging You to Donate Yours?
If you've been on Wikipedia at any point in the past 24 hours, you probably noticed a dramatic, black-and-yellow banner plastered atop your screen: "DEAR WIKIPEDIA READERS," it begins in all caps - before launching into a desperate, paragraph-long pitch for money.
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Probe Initiated into Editing of Jawaharlal Nehru's Wikipedia Page
A probe has been initiated to determine the source behind the editing of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's profile with objectionable comments on popular Internet site Wikipedia, government said today.
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Wikipedia's Lawsuit Challenges Legality of National Security Agency's Online Snooping
A lawsuit filed today by the operator of Wikipedia and other organizations challenges the US government's mass online surveillance programs, claiming that tapping into the Internet "backbone" is illegal.
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Monkey 'Selfies' Spark Copyright Dispute
A series of "selfies" taken by Indonesian monkeys has sparked a copyright argument between a British photographer and Wikipedia.
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Wikipedia Fights Back Against Europe's 'Right to be Forgotten'
Wikipedia fought back against Europe's "right to be forgotten" by listing the online encyclopaedia's articles removed from search results, snubbing a court ruling that allows people to stop personal information appearing under Internet searches.
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Aircel customers can now access Wikipedia on their mobile phones for free
Aircel customers will now be able to access the mobile version of Wikipedia without paying any data charges.
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Wikipedia aims for mobile push to reach billion users target
Wikipedia is aiming to use mobile phones to reach a billion people by 2015, a senior executive has said, doubling the present number.
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Wikipedia Turns 25, A Look At The Journey Of Largest Online Info Resource
Wikipedia, the world's largest online information resource, turned 25 on Thursday, marking a quarter century of making trustworthy, human-powered knowledge accessible worldwide.
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Wikipedia Claims Human Page Views Down Because Bots Are Stealing Data
The Wikimedia Foundation has been urging platforms using Wikipedia's content to provide clear attribution.
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Wikipedia Unveils Universal Code of Conduct to Stem Misinformation
Wikipedia on Tuesday unveiled a Universal Code of Conduct aimed at stemming abuse, misinformation, and manipulation on the global online encyclopedia.
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Wikipedia Locks Key Pages to Combat Disinformation Ahead of US Presidential Elections
Wikipedia has locked down the main US election page so that only certain editors can make changes. It's part of the preparations to combat potential disinformation and abuses ahead of the US presidential elections.
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Wikimedia Foundation Expresses Worry Over India's Proposed Intermediary Rules
Wikimedia Foundation has underlined that the proposed changes would have a negative impact on “access to knowledge and participation for Indians online” and “hinder” the mission to provide free access to knowledge through a platform such as Wikipedia.
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Wikipedia Asks European Rights Court to Lift Turkey Ban
The foundation that runs Wikipedia said Thursday it had filed a lawsuit with the European Court of Human Rights to lift Turkey's two-year block on the website.
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Turkey Court Rejects Wikipedia Appeal Over Blocking: State Media
A Turkish court on Friday rejected an appeal by the Wikimedia Foundation against the nearly week-long blocking of access in Turkey to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, state media said.
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Wikipedia's Upcoming Search Engine to Rival Google; Offer Full Transparency
Dubbed Knowledge Engine by Wikipedia, the search engine will provide "a system for discovering reliable and trustworthy public information on the Internet."
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Wikipedia Has a Ton of Money - So Why is it Begging You to Donate Yours?
If you've been on Wikipedia at any point in the past 24 hours, you probably noticed a dramatic, black-and-yellow banner plastered atop your screen: "DEAR WIKIPEDIA READERS," it begins in all caps - before launching into a desperate, paragraph-long pitch for money.
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Probe Initiated into Editing of Jawaharlal Nehru's Wikipedia Page
A probe has been initiated to determine the source behind the editing of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's profile with objectionable comments on popular Internet site Wikipedia, government said today.
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Wikipedia's Lawsuit Challenges Legality of National Security Agency's Online Snooping
A lawsuit filed today by the operator of Wikipedia and other organizations challenges the US government's mass online surveillance programs, claiming that tapping into the Internet "backbone" is illegal.
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Monkey 'Selfies' Spark Copyright Dispute
A series of "selfies" taken by Indonesian monkeys has sparked a copyright argument between a British photographer and Wikipedia.
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Wikipedia Fights Back Against Europe's 'Right to be Forgotten'
Wikipedia fought back against Europe's "right to be forgotten" by listing the online encyclopaedia's articles removed from search results, snubbing a court ruling that allows people to stop personal information appearing under Internet searches.
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Aircel customers can now access Wikipedia on their mobile phones for free
Aircel customers will now be able to access the mobile version of Wikipedia without paying any data charges.
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Wikipedia aims for mobile push to reach billion users target
Wikipedia is aiming to use mobile phones to reach a billion people by 2015, a senior executive has said, doubling the present number.
