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Opinion | In Trump's World, Wikipedia's Lesson On Collaboration
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales's life's work rests on a proposition that feels almost subversive in 2026: that most people, given the right framework, want to collaborate in good faith.
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"If You Don't Like India...": Delhi High Court's Tough Talk For Wikipedia
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a contempt of court notice to Wikipedia, the popular and free online encyclopaedia, over withholding information about edits to an entry on news agency ANI.
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Amid Elon Musk's Wikipedia Offer, Paytm Founder Suggests Him To Create An "Equivalent"
Vijay Shekhar Sharma suggested that Elon Musk should make a Wikipedia "equivalent reference point destination" with the help of X's Community Notes feature.
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Elon Musk Willing To Offer $1 Billion To Wikipedia If It Changes Name To...
When a user urged Wikipedia to go ahead with the name change, Mr Musk set another condition. "@Wikipedia, Do it! You can always change it back after you collect," the user said. To which, the billionaire replied, "One year minimum. I mean, I'm a not
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On Twitter Censorship In Turkey, Elon Musk Gets A Sharp Response From Wikipedia Founder
In a Twitter post, Mr Wales called out Musk for not supporting free speech when he caved to Turkey's demands to restrict content.
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"Not For Sale": Wikipedia Owner Jimmy Wales Confirms Website's Future
On December 8, after a reporter sparked the discussion and mentioned Elon Musk in the process, Wikipedia's founder made it very clear that the website was not for sale.
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Wikipedia Creator Jimmy Wales’ Computer and NFT Auctioned for Almost $1 Million
An NFT memorialising Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales' first edit on the online reference resource 20 years ago and the computer he used when programming the platform sold for a total of almost $1 million (roughly Rs. 7.6 crore) at auction.
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Wikipedia Creator's Computer, Non-Fungible Tokens Auctioned For Almost $1 Million
An NFT memorializing Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales's first edit on the online reference resource 20 years ago and the computer he used when programming the platform sold for a total of almost $1 million at auction Wednesday.
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Wikipedia Founder's 'Strawberry iMac', Used 20 Years Ago, Up For Auction
The personal computer that Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales used when programming the online reference resource 20 years ago is going under the hammer, along with an NFT memorializing his first edit on the platform, auctioneers said Friday.
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Social Media Giants Mishandled Trump: Wikipedia Founder
Twitter and Facebook repeatedly mishandled Donald Trump as he pushed baseless claims, including his assertion that US presidential election he lost was rigged, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales told AFP.
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Wikipedia Project SWASTHA Aims to Eradicate Fake News Around the Coronavirus Outbreak in India
Wikipedia is trying to limit fake news circulation in India by offering information related to the coronavirus and COVID-19 in Indic languages through the Project SWASTHA. But can how it help in eradicating fake news? We try to find its answer by speaking with the Project SWASTHA Founder and Director Abhishek Suryawanshi and its key member Lane Ras...
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Wikipedia Founder Aims to 'Fix the News' With Collaborative Website Wikitribune
The new platform, called Wikitribune, will be free to access and carry no advertising, instead relying on its readers to fund it.
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Wikimedia, Rights Groups Sue NSA Over Mass Surveillance Programs
"We're filing suit today on behalf of our readers and editors everywhere," said Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, in a statement.
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Britons Trust Wikipedia 'More Than the News'
British people trust Wikipedia more than the mainstream media, the information site's founder Jimmy Wales said Sunday, at the close of a three-day conference of the Wikimedia movement in London.
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US spying harming Internet freedom, cloud services industry: Wikipedia founder
Jimmy Wales has spoken out about the recent NSA surveillance allegations, and the effect they are having on the US cloud and Internet services industry.
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Opinion | In Trump's World, Wikipedia's Lesson On Collaboration
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales's life's work rests on a proposition that feels almost subversive in 2026: that most people, given the right framework, want to collaborate in good faith.
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"If You Don't Like India...": Delhi High Court's Tough Talk For Wikipedia
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a contempt of court notice to Wikipedia, the popular and free online encyclopaedia, over withholding information about edits to an entry on news agency ANI.
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Amid Elon Musk's Wikipedia Offer, Paytm Founder Suggests Him To Create An "Equivalent"
Vijay Shekhar Sharma suggested that Elon Musk should make a Wikipedia "equivalent reference point destination" with the help of X's Community Notes feature.
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Elon Musk Willing To Offer $1 Billion To Wikipedia If It Changes Name To...
When a user urged Wikipedia to go ahead with the name change, Mr Musk set another condition. "@Wikipedia, Do it! You can always change it back after you collect," the user said. To which, the billionaire replied, "One year minimum. I mean, I'm a not
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On Twitter Censorship In Turkey, Elon Musk Gets A Sharp Response From Wikipedia Founder
In a Twitter post, Mr Wales called out Musk for not supporting free speech when he caved to Turkey's demands to restrict content.
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"Not For Sale": Wikipedia Owner Jimmy Wales Confirms Website's Future
On December 8, after a reporter sparked the discussion and mentioned Elon Musk in the process, Wikipedia's founder made it very clear that the website was not for sale.
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Wikipedia Creator Jimmy Wales’ Computer and NFT Auctioned for Almost $1 Million
An NFT memorialising Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales' first edit on the online reference resource 20 years ago and the computer he used when programming the platform sold for a total of almost $1 million (roughly Rs. 7.6 crore) at auction.
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Wikipedia Creator's Computer, Non-Fungible Tokens Auctioned For Almost $1 Million
An NFT memorializing Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales's first edit on the online reference resource 20 years ago and the computer he used when programming the platform sold for a total of almost $1 million at auction Wednesday.
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Wikipedia Founder's 'Strawberry iMac', Used 20 Years Ago, Up For Auction
The personal computer that Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales used when programming the online reference resource 20 years ago is going under the hammer, along with an NFT memorializing his first edit on the platform, auctioneers said Friday.
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Social Media Giants Mishandled Trump: Wikipedia Founder
Twitter and Facebook repeatedly mishandled Donald Trump as he pushed baseless claims, including his assertion that US presidential election he lost was rigged, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales told AFP.
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Wikipedia Project SWASTHA Aims to Eradicate Fake News Around the Coronavirus Outbreak in India
Wikipedia is trying to limit fake news circulation in India by offering information related to the coronavirus and COVID-19 in Indic languages through the Project SWASTHA. But can how it help in eradicating fake news? We try to find its answer by speaking with the Project SWASTHA Founder and Director Abhishek Suryawanshi and its key member Lane Ras...
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Wikipedia Founder Aims to 'Fix the News' With Collaborative Website Wikitribune
The new platform, called Wikitribune, will be free to access and carry no advertising, instead relying on its readers to fund it.
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Wikimedia, Rights Groups Sue NSA Over Mass Surveillance Programs
"We're filing suit today on behalf of our readers and editors everywhere," said Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, in a statement.
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Britons Trust Wikipedia 'More Than the News'
British people trust Wikipedia more than the mainstream media, the information site's founder Jimmy Wales said Sunday, at the close of a three-day conference of the Wikimedia movement in London.
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US spying harming Internet freedom, cloud services industry: Wikipedia founder
Jimmy Wales has spoken out about the recent NSA surveillance allegations, and the effect they are having on the US cloud and Internet services industry.
