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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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Web Summit Appoints New CEO After Predecessor Quit Over Israel-Hamas Remark
Web Summit has appointed former Wikimedia Foundation CEO Katherine Maher as chief executive following the resignation of Paddy Cosgrave, whose comments on the Israel-Hamas conflict prompted some companies to withdraw from an upcoming conference.
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WhatsApp Faces Penalty in Russia on Accusations of Failing to Delete Banned Content: Report
Messenger service WhatsApp faces a maximum fine of RUB 4 million (nearly Rs. 41 lakh) after Russia accused it of failing to delete banned content, state-owned news agency RIA reported on Friday, citing a Moscow court. Although WhatsApp's parent company Meta Platforms was last year banned in Russia as an "extremist" organisation, the messenger app ...
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BBC, Wikimedia Say Delhi Court Has No Jurisdiction On Documentary Case
The BBC and Wikimedia Foundation Thursday submitted in a Delhi court that it does not have jurisdiction to try a criminal complaint filed by a BJP leader seeking to restrain them from publishing a documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots.
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Wikipedia Owner Fined for Failing to Delete Alleged Extremist Content
The Wikimedia Foundation, owner of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, was fined by a Russian court on Thursday for failing to delete content considered extremist as Moscow pursues a drive to crack down on independent sources of information. Wikipedia, which says it offers "the second draft of history", is one of the few surviving fact-checked sourc...
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Wikipedia Fined $27,000 By Russia Court Over Military "Misinformation"
The Wikimedia Foundation was fined 2 million roubles ($27,000) by a Russian court on Tuesday after the authorities accused it of failing to delete "misinformation" about the Russian military from Wikipedia, the courts service said.
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Wikimedia Disputes Claims Of Saudi 'Infiltration' Of Wikipedia
The Wikimedia Foundation, which hosts online encyclopedia Wikipedia, has disputed a report by activists claiming it found evidence the Saudi Arabian government "infiltrated" its team in the region.
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Russia Fines Wikipedia RUB 2 Million Over Ukraine War Articles
A Russian court on Tuesday fined Wikipedia owner Wikimedia Foundation 2 million rubles ($32,600) over articles relating to the Ukraine war.
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Russia Punishes Wikimedia for Violating Law by Sharing Prohibited Content Over Ukraine War
Russia punished Wikimedia, which hosts Wikipedia, for publishing prohibited content over Ukraine. The country introduced sweeping new laws on sharing information about the conflict in Ukraine. A few days back, Google was also fined by a Moscow court for failing to remove content concerning Russia's military intervention in Ukraine.
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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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Web Summit Appoints New CEO After Predecessor Quit Over Israel-Hamas Remark
Web Summit has appointed former Wikimedia Foundation CEO Katherine Maher as chief executive following the resignation of Paddy Cosgrave, whose comments on the Israel-Hamas conflict prompted some companies to withdraw from an upcoming conference.
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WhatsApp Faces Penalty in Russia on Accusations of Failing to Delete Banned Content: Report
Messenger service WhatsApp faces a maximum fine of RUB 4 million (nearly Rs. 41 lakh) after Russia accused it of failing to delete banned content, state-owned news agency RIA reported on Friday, citing a Moscow court. Although WhatsApp's parent company Meta Platforms was last year banned in Russia as an "extremist" organisation, the messenger app ...
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BBC, Wikimedia Say Delhi Court Has No Jurisdiction On Documentary Case
The BBC and Wikimedia Foundation Thursday submitted in a Delhi court that it does not have jurisdiction to try a criminal complaint filed by a BJP leader seeking to restrain them from publishing a documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots.
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Wikipedia Owner Fined for Failing to Delete Alleged Extremist Content
The Wikimedia Foundation, owner of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, was fined by a Russian court on Thursday for failing to delete content considered extremist as Moscow pursues a drive to crack down on independent sources of information. Wikipedia, which says it offers "the second draft of history", is one of the few surviving fact-checked sourc...
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Wikipedia Fined $27,000 By Russia Court Over Military "Misinformation"
The Wikimedia Foundation was fined 2 million roubles ($27,000) by a Russian court on Tuesday after the authorities accused it of failing to delete "misinformation" about the Russian military from Wikipedia, the courts service said.
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Wikimedia Disputes Claims Of Saudi 'Infiltration' Of Wikipedia
The Wikimedia Foundation, which hosts online encyclopedia Wikipedia, has disputed a report by activists claiming it found evidence the Saudi Arabian government "infiltrated" its team in the region.
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Russia Fines Wikipedia RUB 2 Million Over Ukraine War Articles
A Russian court on Tuesday fined Wikipedia owner Wikimedia Foundation 2 million rubles ($32,600) over articles relating to the Ukraine war.
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Russia Punishes Wikimedia for Violating Law by Sharing Prohibited Content Over Ukraine War
Russia punished Wikimedia, which hosts Wikipedia, for publishing prohibited content over Ukraine. The country introduced sweeping new laws on sharing information about the conflict in Ukraine. A few days back, Google was also fined by a Moscow court for failing to remove content concerning Russia's military intervention in Ukraine.
