We cannot support an EU #Copyright Directive that, at its core, aims to radically control the sharing of information online.
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We do not support the EU #Copyright Directive in its current form. wikimediafoundation.org/2019/02/28/we-
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Two years ago, started adding #WomenInScience into as a solo side project. Having finished her 900th biography, she's now at the helm of a global movement to bring overlooked women and people of color into the sum of all knowledge.
Since 2017, Turkey has been without access to across all languages. For two years, the world has missed the perspectives of the people of Turkey in the world’s free knowledge resource. #WeMissTurkey
Kurdish Wikipedia surpassed 30,000 total articles this month! Congratulations and excellent work, !
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Hevalên ezîz, gotarên li ser Wîkîpediya kurdî ji 30 hezarî derbas bûn. 
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Wikipedia has been blocked in Pakistan.
Today, Pakistan’s Telecommunications Authority blocked and other Wikimedia projects in the country.
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You may have heard that is going to start linking videos about conspiracies to articles. Here's our statement about this, and a few words about how Wikipedia works.
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The @Wikimedia Foundation statement about the recent @YouTube announcement
BREAKING NEWS: After a more than two-and-a-half year block, access to in #Turkey has been restored! It's one of the best birthday gifts we could have received, and we're thrilled to finally #WelcomeBackTurkey! #WikipediaDay (1/3)
Last Tuesday, the Wikimedia Foundation received a Russian government demand to remove content related to the invasion of Ukraine on Russian Wikipedia.
We stand by our mission to deliver free knowledge to the world.
Jubilee and Munin: two of 's ravens, and in the picture of the year. (Colin/CC BY-SA 4.0) blog.wikimedia.org/2017/05/11/rav
Have you heard of Dr. ? The calls her “something of a phenomenon... in her very personal campaign to bring more girls to study and work in STEM.” We are thankful that campaign includes adding well over a thousand articles to .
Today, we celebrate a victory for universal access to knowledge! The Turkish Constitutional Court has ruled a two-year block of to be unconstitutional. Here’s more on what happened. #ForFreeKnowledge
Twenty years, 55 million articles, hundreds of thousands of volunteers, one goal: free knowledge for all.
Happy 20th birthday, ! Here’s to many, many more. 20.wikipedia.org #Wikipedia20
We’re excited to announce that and Wikimedia are working together to increase knowledge equity online. Here’s what that means:
Meet , a scientist working to increase the number of underrepresented scientists and engineers on : blog.wikimedia.org/2018/07/13/jes #WomenInSTEM
Volunteer editor communities in four language Wikipedias—German, Czech, Danish, and Slovak—have decided to black out the sites on 21 March in opposition to the current version of the proposed EU #Copyright Directive.
It's already #WikipediaDay in many parts of the world! On 's 19th birthday, we’re celebrating our awesome global community of volunteers who help collect sources, verify info, and edit articles. Have you thanked a Wikipedian today? Tag your favorite editor! 🎉
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Wikipedia is no longer blocked in Pakistan.
We are happy to say we have confirmed that traffic on and other Wikimedia websites from Pakistan has resumed as before.
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🎊 Happy 21st birthday, ! 🎊
This #WikipediaDay, the best gift is thanking our incredible global community of volunteers who make it possible.
Drop a ❤️ below, tag a contributor, or give thanks here: w.wiki/4gdL
In under two years took a massive chunk out of English Wikipedia’s gender gap, contributing nearly 700 Wikipedia biographies about women scientists and scientists of color.
Wikipedia is a serious project with serious goals, but that doesn't mean it is immune to humor.
is surfacing Wikipedia's weird, wonderful, and quirky sides at #Wikimania2022 *right now*!
Watch ⬇️ youtu.be/Yb55e54mgBw
We support 's mission to provide universal access to knowledge. They make millions of books, texts, and archival materials available for all. And when more knowledge is open for anyone to access, share, and contribute to, we all benefit.
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LAWSUIT NEWS We’re standing up for the digital rights of all libraries today in court! At 1pm ET, the Southern District of New York will hear oral argument in Hachette v. Internet Archive. Here's how to participate: blog.archive.org/2023/03/17/her 
#EmpoweringLibraries1) Write about your field on Wikipedia
2) Have your students write about your field on Wikipedia
3) Critique an article in your field
4) Document the important people in your field
5) Photograph the important people in your field
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Huge congrats to the 2022 Media Contributor of the Year – ! 🎉 Annie uses their social media channels to spread the word about free knowledge, inspiring the next generation of contributors to learn about the power…and depths of . #Wikimania2022
Today, Wikipedia was hit with a malicious attack that has taken it offline in several countries for intermittent periods. The attack is ongoing; our Site Reliability Engineering team is working hard to stop it and restore access to the site. wikimediafoundation.org/news/2019/09/0 #Wikipediadown
On , volunteer editors are closely monitoring articles about COVID-19 for misinformation. The main pandemic page has been edited over 12,000 times and forked into multiple pages to maintain clarity. Learn more, via .
We're excited to announce that we've become a member of , the main international standards organization for the World Wide Web.
“ has become a trusted source of information about #COVID19 for millions of people around the world.” —, Director-General of thanks Wikimedians for sharing trustworthy information around the pandemic on the last day of #Wikimania21
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We believe knowledge is a fundamental human right, which is why we're taking our case to lift the block of Wikipedia in Turkey to the European Court of Human Rights. wikimediafoundation.org/2019/05/23/wik #UnblockWikipedia
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We believe that access to knowledge is a human right. A block of in Pakistan denies the 5th most populous nation in the world access to the largest free knowledge repository. If it continues, it will also deprive everyone access to Pakistan's history and culture. (3/4)
Congratulations to , our Wikimedian of the Year! 🎉
Sandister helped found Wikimedia Ghana and has worked tirelessly to keep her community connected and informed during #COVID19. founder shares more about her work ⬇️ medium.com/freely-sharing
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And community member : "It's not polite to treat Wikipedia like an endlessly renewable resource with infinite free labor; what's the impact?"
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Also! @YouTube should probably run some A/B tests with the crew at @WikiResearch first. Does linking result in increased traffic? Increased vandalism?
It's not polite to treat Wikipedia like an endlessly renewable resource with infinite free labor; what's the impact?
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We believe access to knowledge and free expression are fundamental human rights. And we will continue to protect free knowledge for everyone around the world. Learn more below ↓ (3/3) #WelcomeBackTurkey #ForFreeKnowledge #WikipediaDay
We’re in court tomorrow with to fight NSA’s global internet spying. Here's how it works and why it matters: aclu.org/nsa-comic
Disinformation about coronavirus has flooded the internet, but not , thanks to and veteran editors who monitor articles about the outbreak, fact-check medical information, and remove unverifiable edits. Learn more, via .
The European Court of Human Rights has chosen to expedite our case to restore access to in Turkey. Here’s what it could mean #ForFreeKnowledge. /1
On 5 July, the EU will vote on a new copyright directive that is a threat to our fundamental right to freely share information.
More on our view: blog.wikimedia.org/2018/06/29/eu-
Take action: changecopyright.org #SaveTheInternet #SaveYourInternet
🔊 Wikimedians, are you ready?
We are thrilled to announce that we have found the winning entry to The Sound of All Human Knowledge contest! Fun fact: We used the actual sound logo to create the sound wave in this video. ▶️
#WikiSoundLogo
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"To stay silent is to endorse the violence of history and power. We stand with Black Americans in the fight for justice and equality." —Wikimedia's CEO & COO share our commitment to racial justice + calls for government action. #BLM medium.com/freely-sharing
The Wikimedia Foundation joins those calling for a peaceful end to the conflict in Ukraine, and will continue to support the efforts of Wikimedia volunteers and others contributing to a strong digital commons that keeps knowledge open, neutral, and free.
Only 17% of Wikipedia biographies are about women. #FactsMatter – and point out key challenges to address. More: annual.wikimedia.org/2016/index.html
Happening ALL DAY June 10 ➡️ As part of #Strike4BlackLives, people around the world are coming together to expand 's coverage of Black academics and topics related to social justice. Here's how to join them: outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Strike cc:
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 , largely related to the Russian government's invasion of Ukraine. #ForFreeKnowledge (1/6)
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This Friday, 15 January is 's 20th birthday!
Join us for a special #Wikipedia20 event that day, celebrating the radical idea that knowledge can be shared by and open to everyone! 🧠
We have seen the reports about Wikipedia being blocked in Venezuela. According to our traffic data, Wikipedia is still available to many users in Venezuela at this time. We are investigating these reports and will update once we have more clarity of the situation.
Today, the European Parliament voted 348–274 to pass a new copyright directive which will harm free knowledge. We believe that this is a disappointing outcome, the impacts of which will certainly be felt for years to come.
Overcoming historical suppression of the Kurdish language, Kurdish Wikimedia projects are alive and thriving. surpassed the 30,000 articles milestone this month and has had 12 million views this year!
We welcome our new robot overlor-
WHOOPS. We mean 3D models.
Check out the first 3D model ever uploaded to , straight from . blog.wikimedia.org/2018/02/20/3d-
Every night, Dr. unwinds with a LOT of editing. She's written almost 1,000 biographies of women, people of color and LGBTQ+ scientists. That's 1,000 more role models for the next generation of scientists. 👩🔬 #WikiHerStory #WHM2020 medium.com/freely-sharing
We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of Sherwin Siy, Lead Public Policy Manager for . Sherwin was a dedicated advocate for free knowledge and a revered colleague. We send our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.
Raise your hand ✋🏾 if you've ever gotten lost in a rabbit hole on . Annie Rauwerda, the creator of , can relate.
Check out how she curates and shares short and interesting stories about the weird, wonderful world of Wikipedia. ✨
Welcome to , announced today as our new CEO! A globally recognized social entrepreneur, Maryana is an expert in building cross-sector partnerships that combine innovative technology with community-led solutions to close opportunity gaps.
WATCH: A special #WikipediaDay message from Wikimedia Executive Director 🥳
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"Every fact, every article, every rabbit hole, is the work of a Wikipedian somewhere in the world. So today, thank a Wikipedian." Happy 19th birthday, !
Wikipedia editors can now auto-generate citations to the world's largest database of books w/ partnership. blog.wikimedia.org/2017/05/11/wik
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!
This month is the 8th anniversary of — a free and open knowledge base that can be read and edited by both humans and machines.
Today, we're celebrating a big milestone for the project as it reached its first nine digit identifier (Q100000001)!
MP3 audio has come to Wikipedia, as it is now supported on .
Why did it take us so long? Short answer: restrictive patents. The long answer: blog.wikimedia.org/2017/12/04/wik
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Wikipedia is run by living, breathing humans who volunteer their time every day to add, curate, and maintain the world's largest encyclopedia. blog.wikimedia.org/c/communicatio
There is more to the internet than Big Tech platforms run by multinational corporations. We should know.
Join us in calling on European lawmakers to take a more nuanced approach to internet regulation and ensure the #DSA protects : wikimediafoundation.org/news/2021/11/1
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"More than an encyclopedia, has become a community, a library, a constitution, an experiment, a political manifesto—the closest thing there is to an online public square." If you've ever wondered how (or why) Wikipedia works, read this: wired.com/story/wikipedi
For centuries, philosophers have imagined a world where free knowledge is available for everyone. Every day, is hard at work making that vision a reality. Thank you, , for sharing our mission in your lecture!
Wikipedia reminds us "the web can be a good thing, a place where we have instant access to endless info, a true project of the commons at a political moment when the very idea of the mutual good is under assault." Thanks, , for naming a hero of the decade!
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This was the decade we learned to hate the internet. But amid this horror show, there is Wikipedia, criminally under-appreciated, a nonprofit compendium of human knowledge maintained by everyone. There is no more useful website. bit.ly/357lNeU
We applaud this decision to keep hyperlinking free. Each link on knits us just a little bit closer to our mission for access to knowledge for everyone, everywhere.
Every day, millions of people are turning to for the latest on COVID-19. Behind the scenes, veteran editors are navigating uncharted territory to keep articles about the pandemic accurate, unbiased, and current. Here's how, via .
NEW: The just released 2.8 million images + nearly two centuries of data into the public domain under . Here's what #SmithsonianOpenAccess means for Wikimedia projects and women's stories, via , ⬇️ medium.com/freely-sharing
Today, we are celebrating 20 years of and the growth of a global movement for free knowledge.
We are also looking ahead to how Wikipedia will meet the challenges of tomorrow & become a more resilient, equitable knowledge resource. #Wikipedia20
We heard you: More action is needed to stop harassment on and other free knowledge projects. Hand-in-hand with volunteers, we're working to answer the call through a new plan for change. Learn more ⬇️
Knowledge is a fundamental human right. We urge to #UnblockWikipedia in Turkey. blog.wikimedia.org/2017/04/30/tur.
Did you know ... that our projects (incl. ) are sustained with approximately one-thousandth the amount of servers of comparable volume websites?
Read about this and more in our new sustainability assessment, published today.
Free knowledge is global. Wikimedia Foundation supports legal challenge to US exec order on international mobility. blog.wikimedia.org/2017/02/06/ami
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We hope that the Pakistan government joins us in a commitment to knowledge as a human right and restores access to and Wikimedia projects promptly, so that the people of Pakistan can continue to receive and share knowledge with the world. (4/4)
"Wikipedia is...the last remaining relic of the ideals of the early internet. It is the blueprint for restoring public trust in the web again."
READ: Wikipedia founder shares 3 lessons from to create the future internet we want.
rarely speaks out on issues of public policy, but this is worth it. Access to knowledge is radical. It deserves advocacy, it requires grassroots support, and it needs the backing of the millions of people. meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:N #NetNeutrality #SaveTheInternet
NEW: This #WomensHistoryMonth, join us for #WikiHerStory, a new initiative to help close the gender gap on and amplify women's stories and contributions. Anyone who cares about inclusion and gender equity is encouraged to participate. (1/2)
Your internet is under threat. Here’s why you should care about European Copyright Reform. #FixCopyright
Read the statement by Foundation's Chair .
Congratulations to English for hitting the six million article mark today! The landmark page — created by of — is a biography of Marie "Toofie" Lauder, a well-traveled and philanthropic 19th century writer: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Eli
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So let’s talk about conspiracy theories for a minute. Wikipedia has thousands of editors monitoring content—every day. Some of them have spent literally *years* combating conspiracies, pseudo-science, fringe theories, and more.
Today is #PublicDomainDay, the annual milestone when creative works—such as books, paintings, or songs—enter the public domain.
Wikimedia volunteer shares what works are now available & what the holiday means for the free knowledge movement.
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Have you see the comic about the person in the crowd asking for citations? That’s how Wikipedia editors think about verifiability. xkcd.com/285/
Since 2014, editors have used our Content Translation Tool to share knowledge in more languages. Now, the tool includes open-source technology from —helping editors to make more information available in under-represented languages. (1/2)
These amusing ravens are the picture of the year. (Colin/CC BY-SA 4.0) blog.wikimedia.org/2017/05/11/rav
Will you frogive us for this ribbeting headline?
... Please?
We're excited to appoint Grant Ingersoll as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). He will join the Foundation September 23, bringing two decades of experience in open source software development and natural language processing engineering to the Foundation.
Our condolences go out to the family of Andreas Weith, a photographer who donated his stunning polar photography to .
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Saddened to learn that Andreas Weith, who donated dozens of photos for use on @Wikipedia and @WikiCommons, has passed away. In 2016, I interviewed him about the so-called "arctic virus" he said he was infected by. blog.wikimedia.org/2016/10/18/pol
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Now introducing... the Wikimedia Enterprise API! An opt-in product for commercial entities that could improve the way they reuse/deliver Wikimedia data, helping make more free knowledge available to more people. Get details via in . ⤵️
Today, British physicist and editor shared her story with staff in San Francisco. Over the last 3 years, she's created 888 biographies about women and minorities in science, tech, engineering + math! Learn more about Jess: nytimes.com/2019/07/19/sci
We're joining , , & more to create a fellowship in honor of . #Wikimania blog.wikimedia.org/2017/08/11/wik (1/3)
"[] took a firm stance against censorship, refusing Turkey's request to remove content that the government found objectionable. It may have taken several years, but the organization came out victorious while sticking to its ideals." engadget.com/2019/12/26/wik via
“A world that is changing requires changing how we work.” —Wikimedia CEO shares steps we're taking to #StopTheSpread of COVID-19; support our staff, communities, and volunteers; and protect global public health. ⬇
The big day is almost here — are you coming to 's 20th birthday event? Tune in Friday, 15 January at 16:00 UTC. Hope to see you there! #Wikipedia20
On , a group of volunteer editors — many with medical degrees and expertise — are closely monitoring and scrutinizing edits to articles about COVID-19. Here's how operates to protect the facts and keep misinformation off the site.
We applaud the European Parliament's vote against a copyright proposal that would threaten the open web, as it now provides an opportunity for open discussion to create a balanced, modern copyright system for Europe. #SaveYourInternet blog.wikimedia.org/2018/07/05/eur