Wikimedia Foundation’s Tweets

Wikipedia fights Russian order to remove Ukraine war information

Jul 1

“Wikipedia ... is one of the few remaining major fact-checked Russian-language sources of information for Russians after a crackdown on media in Moscow.” Learn more about our recent appeal to challenge a Moscow Court’s decision in

@Reuters

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reuters.com

The Wikimedia Foundation, which owns Wikipedia, has filed an appeal against a Moscow court decision demanding that it remove information related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, arguing that...

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Jun 30

What knowledge gaps continue to exist in the Wikimedia ecosystem? How do we study them? Our research team dives into these questions – and more ⬇️

A New Research Roadmap For Addressing Knowledge Gaps.

The Wikimedia Foundation Research shares an update to its 2019 Knowledge Gaps White Paper. With a continued commitment to knowledge equity, the update reflects on the past, present, and future of o…

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Jun 29

“We are not a brand that dictates how people should share their knowledge. We are just a brand that wants to encourage people to do it using a trusted source of information, like

“We will never display ads on our websites & our platforms will always be free to use”

!” —Our Creative Director

@kahnyee_

on the #KnowWithWiki campaign

adgully.com

The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that operates Wikipedia, recently launched a campaign in collaboration with Indian youth influencers to highlight the power of free knowledge and show people...

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Noun Project

@nounproject

As Director of Brand at

Creator Spotlight: Zack McCune, Director of Brand at Wikimedia Foundation - The Noun Project Blog

, creator

@zmccune

is dedicated to absorbing the world's knowledge and sharing it– through images, icons, texts, and even collections of hand-carved rubber stamps. Read Zack's take on sharing the world's visual language:

blog.thenounproject.com

Creator and Wikimedia Brand Director Zack McCune designs unique icons which begin as rubber stamps featuring the rich details of world cultures.

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Jun 28

“The big distinction that you see made on

'Wikipedia began in the West, but now witnessing growth in global south'

is this separation of opinions from facts. At the end of the day, Wikipedia relies on the ability to point to reliable, fact-based and citable information.”—

@Raju

, Wikimedia Foundation Trustee

aninews.in

New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): Wikipedia began in the early 2000s in the West intending to ensure that everyone can share in and access free knowledge and information. Now, two decades later it is...

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Ambassadeur Numérique

@AmbNum

Bravo aux 18 acteurs signataires 👊 Nous devons construire ce pilier stratégique de la souveraineté numérique 🇪🇺 main dans la main avec les communautés des #communsnumériques À lire ! ⤵️

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Wikimédia France

· Jun 20

[

Tribune collective ] 18 acteurs des #communs numériques et de l'#OpenData s'allient pour proposer des solutions pour leur développement à l'échelle

et appellent @Europe2022FR, @EU_Commission et les États membres à en faire une priorité.

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Jun 27

A new user menu, a sticky header, and a redesigned table of contents are some of the latest updates coming soon to the desktop version of

. These changes aim to provide a better experience for all Wikipedia readers and community members.

Our improved desktop Wikipedia experience is almost here. Get the latest updates.

Since 2019, the Web team at the Wikimedia Foundation has been working to create a better desktop experience for Wikipedia readers and community members, regardless of their language or location. Ou…

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Digital activists are using Wikipedia to change the narrative around women and climate work

19thnews

@19thnews

Jun 23

Digital activists are utilizing Wikipedia’s anyone-can-edit model to write people back into society’s historical and ongoing story. They're also using it to write women and LGBTQ+ people back into climate work.

19thnews.org

The effort aims to chip away at the invisibility of women, women of color and LGTBQ+ people on Wikipedia – particularly in the climate sphere.

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are organizing a training series to develop Wikimedia projects, especially Wikidata and Wikipedia, in Turkic languages. The event will be held in October in Istanbul. Applications for scholarships are open until 30 June.

meta.wikimedia.org

Wikidata Trainings For Turkic Wikimedians 2022 - Meta

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Jun 25

This year, we sponsored the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum, a convening on digital policy in Africa. Learn more about the event's impact on digital rights discussions, coalition engagements, and advocacy work across the continent ⬇️ #DRIF22

The Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum: Shaping internet freedom in Africa

Picture taken by Lucas Mbewe, shared with permission from Paradigm Initiative, CC BY 4.0 This year, for the first time ever, the Wikimedia Foundation’s Global Advocacy and Public Policy team sponso…

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Jun 24

This month, the Wikimedia Foundation appealed a Russian court's decision that we committed an offense by refusing to remove information from Russian

Wikimedia Foundation appeals Russian fine over Ukraine war articles

articles, largely related to the Russian government’s invasion of Ukraine. Learn more in

@verge

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theverge.com

Google and Wikipedia were both fined in April.

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Wikimedia Policy

@wikimediapolicy

Jun 23

Eighteen organizations - including

Digital commons are a pillar of European digital sovereignty - here’s how to support them

,

@WikimediaDE

, and

@WikimediaCH

- united behind a public vision of the internet, call for the strategic support of digital commons to bring the real benefits of an interconnected world to European citizens.

euractiv.com

It is time to strategically support the digital commons in order to bring real benefits of an interconnected world to European citizens. Out there, there are platforms built on a different philosophy...

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se sont associés à quinze autres organisations pour encourager le soutien des gouvernements européens afin de créer un espace diversifié basé sur le débat civique qui profite à tous. Lisez l'article complet⬇️

wikimedia.fr

Pour un développement des communs numériques à l'échelle européenne – Wikimédia France

18 acteurs des communs numériques et de l'open data s'allient pour proposer des solutions pour leur développement à l'échelle européenne.

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joined forces with fifteen other organizations to advocate for support from European governments to create a diverse, civic-debate-based space that benefits all.

euractiv.com

Digital commons are a pillar of European digital sovereignty - here’s how to support them

It is time to strategically support the digital commons in order to bring real benefits of an interconnected world to European citizens. Out there, there are platforms built on a different philosophy...

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Oleksandr, a Mariupol resident and

editor, witnessed the destruction of their city following the Russian government's invasion of Ukraine. "Many people died, truly many," he says. Read

@Wikimedia_UA

's interview with him. ⬇️

The tragedy of Mariupol, as seen by a Wikipedia volunteer from Ukraine

Wikimedia Ukraine is collecting and telling stories of Ukrainian Wikimedia community members affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This article was first published in The Signpost. See th…

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Wikimedia CH

@WikimediaCH

Jun 21

Nouvelle coalition d'acteurs des communs numériques. Wikimedia CH fait partie des signataires. #wmch #wikimediach #communsnumeriques

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Tribune collective ] 18 acteurs des #communs numériques et de l'#OpenData s'allient pour proposer des solutions pour leur développement à l'échelle

et appellent @Europe2022FR, @EU_Commission et les États membres à en faire une priorité.

wikimedia.fr/pour-un-develo

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Jun 22

Discover our new Developer Portal ➡️ Technical contributors can now find information, discover available tools and technologies, and learn how to get started in Wikimedia technical areas, all in one place, via

@wikimediatech

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Illuminating pathways to technical documentation

The Wikimedia Developer Portal guides technical audiences to key documentation and community resources.

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afrocrowd.org

@afroCROWDit

Jun 21

Thurs, June 23, 1-4PM join us and

@WikiCari

in #OldSanJuan and the #Bronx as

expert

@Fuzheado

hosts a

meetup/photo walk focused on #PuertoRico. Both events are at @ChocobarCortes locations in PR and NYC. More info and registration at: wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:

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, Wikipedia editor PAC2 has proposed a method of measuring

Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2022-05-29/In focus - Wikipedia

's gender diversity at an article-by-article level. Take a look ⬇️

en.wikipedia.org

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Wikimedia Enterprise announces Google and Internet Archive as its first customers; allows new...

Jun 21

Starting today, Wikimedia Enterprise will offer a free trial account to new users who can self sign-up to better assess their needs with the product. Learn more ⬇️ (4/4)

wikimediafoundation.org

June 21, 2022, San Francisco, CA, USA ― Wikimedia Enterprise, a first-of-its-kind commercial product designed for companies that reuse and source Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects at a high volume, …

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is our longtime knowledge partner, and will be using Wikimedia Enterprise free of cost. Their product, the

@waybackmachine

, has been used to fix more than 9 million broken links on

Wikimedia Enterprise announces Google and Internet Archive as its first customers; allows new...

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We have worked together with

@Google

on a number of projects and initiatives to enhance knowledge distribution to the world – some of Google's features are powered by content from Wikimedia projects. (2/4)

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NEW: See two exciting updates from Wikimedia Enterprise, a product that makes it easier for other websites to package & share Wikimedia content at scale: 1.

@Google

&

@internetarchive

are its first customers 2. Free trial accounts are now available (1/4)

wikimediafoundation.org

June 21, 2022, San Francisco, CA, USA ― Wikimedia Enterprise, a first-of-its-kind commercial product designed for companies that reuse and source Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects at a high volume, …

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Foundation wehrt sich gegen die Versuche der russischen Justiz, die

zu zensieren. Die von russischer Seite geforderte Zensur oder Löschung von Fakten ist eine Einschränkung der Meinungsfreiheit und bricht mit der russischen Verfassung. #ForFreeKnowledge

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We have filed an appeal to challenge a Moscow Court's decision that the Foundation committed an offense by refusing to remove "prohibited" information on @Wikipedia, largely related to the Russian government's invasion of Ukraine. #ForFreeKnowledge (1/6) wikimediafoundation.org/news/2022/06/1

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afrocrowd.org

@afroCROWDit

Today, people all over the US are celebrating #Juneteenth, aka #Black #American #EmancipationDay, for the first time as an official #Federal holiday (declared in 2021). Did you know that there is a #JuneteenthFlag? More here from the

community: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteent

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Wikimédia France

[📣 Tribune collective ] 18 acteurs des #communs numériques et de l'#OpenData s'allient pour proposer des solutions pour leur développement à l'échelle 🇪🇺 et appellent

@Europe2022FR

,

@EU_Commission

et les États membres à en faire une priorité. ➡️wikimedia.fr/pour-un-develo

Vikidia and 9 others

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It is our birthday! 🎉 For the past 19 years, we have been building a world in which every single human can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Thank you for taking this journey with us!

wikimediafoundation.org

Home

Visit the post for more.

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Jun 19

After four years and guiding almost 800 editors through their first edits on

How academic institutions can help to close Wikipedia’s gender gap

articles, grassroots advocacy organization

@500womensci

has identified recurring challenges. Four of these are outlined in

@Nature

, along with proposed solutions.

nature.com

Nature - The world’s largest online encyclopedia mirrors society’s bias towards male achievements. Employers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine can help to change that.

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Wikipedia

Jun 19

#Juneteenth is a US federal holiday commemorating emancipation of enslaved African Americans. It is the anniversary of 19 June 1865, when the US Emancipation Proclamation was enforced in Texas, the last state of the Confederacy with institutional slavery.

en.wikipedia.org

Juneteenth - Wikipedia

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Jun 18

Here is your chance to help make

@Wikimania

2022 a success! �? The Wikimedia movement’s flagship event is looking for volunteers to support the event happening 11 - 14 August. Training will be provided for all.

Open Call for Wikimania Volunteers

The Wikimania 2022 Core Organizing Team wants to work with you! Sign up to join us at the Wikimania Festival (August 11-14) to support in one of the following roles: Trust and Safety: remind people…

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Villupuram-based software company gets Silicon Valley call

Jun 17

Many of the Villupuram GNU/Linux Users Group's volunteers are youth and students in rural areas who receive training on high-tech software for free. The nonprofit hosted a meetup during last month's Wikimedia Hackathon – take a look at the recap ⬇️

newindianexpress.com

The Wikimedia grant will help these youngsters set higher targets in life and through them, this �?most backward’ district stands to gain a great deal.

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La Fundació

presenta un recurs d’apel·lació per impugnar la decisió d'un tribunal de Moscou, on se l’acusa d’un delicte de negar-se a eliminar informació "prohibida" a

, en gran part relacionada amb la invasió russa d'Ucraïna. #censorship #censura

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We have filed an appeal to challenge a Moscow Court's decision that the Foundation committed an offense by refusing to remove "prohibited" information on @Wikipedia, largely related to the Russian government's invasion of Ukraine. #ForFreeKnowledge (1/6) wikimediafoundation.org/news/2022/06/1

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Deep Dive: Australia’s Online Safety Expectations

Jun 16

We believe the Australian government's current expectations towards internet platforms do not sufficiently protect user privacy or promote a diversity of platforms to exist online.

@wikimediapolicy

reviews Australia's Basic Online Safety Expectations. ⬇️

medium.com

The first deep dive in our series on online safety bills.

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Wikipedia

Soweto uprising - Wikipedia

Jun 16

The Soweto uprising took place on this day in 1976. Thousands of South African students protested being forced to learn Afrikaans in school. They were met with fierce police brutality; many were shot and killed. It is commemorated annually as #YouthDay.

en.wikipedia.org

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DPLA

@dpla

Jun 14

This Thursday, June 16, at 1p ET, DPLA's

@Dominic_BM

and

@HalleLibrary

will host a Member Meet Up about our

Project. Get the latest on our progress (100 million page views and counting!) and find out what's coming up next! Sign up to join us: bit.ly/dpla-events

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A panel to get voices from the LGBTQI community, affiliates and Foundation to discuss about the most pressing issues and challenges currently facing.

Jun 15

Starting now ➡️ Join a #Pride month panel on improving LGBTQIA+ representation within the Wikimedia movement and projects.

youtube.com

Pride Month Panel

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Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

@el_BID

Jun 14

Este miércoles a las 11 AM ET, únete a nosotros y

, miembro de la Coalición #21stSkills en el panel sobre desafíos actuales y el futuro del #CambioClimático, acceso a la información y #ConocimientoAbierto en #Latam y el #Caribe. Regístrate aquí: wikimedia.zoom.us/webinar/regist

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What are the main climate change information gaps in Latin America? On 15 June, experts from @GrupoGFLAC, @El_BID @FAO, and @eclac_un will discuss how the lack of access to accurate climate change information affects the region. #WikiForHumanRights (1/2) w.wiki/5Fs4

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Maryana Iskander

@MaryanaIskander

Jun 13

Can’t wait to welcome Selena Deckelmann to Wikimedia!

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