World Nov 17, 2021
Wikipedia editor 'warriors' fight lies, bigotry and even Nazis
When entries can be written by anyone with an internet connection, it takes an army of volunteer editors to police the site.
World / Crime & Legal Dec 26, 2019
The Turkish Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that blocking access to online encyclopedia Wikipedia within Turkey is a violation of freedom of expression, a lawyer representing the organization and various media reports said. The ruling opens the way for lifting the block on the website, which ...
National Sep 30, 2019
Writers add entries about women to narrow the 'WikiGap' at Tokyo Swedish Embassy event
The Swedish Embassy in Japan hosted an event Sunday to increase the number of articles on women in the online collaborative encyclopedia Wikipedia, with the aim of narrowing the gender gap on the internet. According to the embassy, only 17 percent of the individuals given ...
Business / Tech Mar 14, 2018
YouTube to display Wikipedia blurbs alongside conspiracy videos
by Paresh Dave
YouTube will begin displaying text from Wikipedia articles and other websites alongside some videos in a couple of weeks as the unit of Alphabet Inc.'s Google attempts to combat hoaxes and conspiracy theories on the service, its chief executive said on Tuesday. Susan Wojcicki, speaking ...
World May 24, 2017
U.S. appeals court rules in favor of Wikipedia's right to challenge NSA surveillance
A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a Wikipedia lawsuit that challenges a U.S. National Security Agency program of mass online surveillance, and claims that the government unconstitutionally invades people's privacy rights. By a 3-0 vote, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, ...
Language | BILINGUAL Sep 26, 2016
Wikipedia 'deep dives' can help re-create the joys and pains of Japanese-language immersion
by Daniel Morales
You can use Japanese Wikipedia to recreate the mental anguish of language immersion — of encountering a truly alien topic and being forced to reckon with it.
National Apr 30, 2016
The number of Japanese-language articles on Wikipedia passes the 1 million mark, eclipsing Japan’s most well-known printed encyclopedia, with more than 100 entries added per day.
World / Social Issues Aug 7, 2014
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. The Wikimedia Foundation, a nonprofit organization that runs the free online ...