UK staff at the foundation that runs Wikipedia seeks union recognition

WMF staff are based around the world, and the UK contingent is the first to seek union recognition. Workers have been ...

One of Wikipedia’s Cofounders Banned From the Site Over Influence Campaigns

The longtime critic of the online encyclopedia is accused of trying to use his online followers to influence an internal ...
MediaNama

Wikimedia introduces paid version of Wikipedia for Big Tech

Wikipedia is funded largely by donations from its users and has been free to everyone since its launch in 2001. But WikiMedia Foundation, which administers the online encyclopedia, announced via an ...
Tech Xplore

Wikipedia won't let AI edit articles, cofounder says

Wikipedia does not trust artificial intelligence enough to let it play a direct role in editing articles on its platform, ...
Inc

Amazon Just Donated $1 Million to Wikipedia. Here’s Why It Matters

The Wikimedia foundation, a nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia and our other free knowledge projects, recently announced that Amazon made a $1 million gift to its endowment fund. This donation makes ...
Arab Times

Wikipedia launches 2nd photography contest in Kuwait

The free international digital encyclopedia Wikipedia launched the second edition of its photography contest “Wiki Loves ...
The Verge

Wikimedia is adding features to make editing Wikipedia more fun

Can nudging people into making simple edits help grow a new crop of Wikipedians? Can nudging people into making simple edits help grow a new crop of Wikipedians? is a senior tech and policy editor ...