Study finds judges are increasingly citing Wikipedia in legal decisions
Even judges can't resist the urge to find quick answers online.
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A Chinese Wikipedia editor spent years writing fake Russian medieval history
She pulled off one of the largest hoaxes ever seen on the platform.
Meta made a fact-checking AI to help verify Wikipedia citations
The tool could one day allow editors to correct footnotes at scale.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
Wikipedia editors vote to block cryptocurrency donations
But it's just a request the Wikimedia Foundation is currently reviewing.
Prominent editor of Russian Wikipedia pages detained in Belarus
Mark Bernstein is being accused of 'distributing fake anti-Russian information.'
Russia threatens to block Wikipedia over Ukraine invasion article
Its communications regulator cited 'illegally distributed information' about casualty figures.
Jimmy Wales is auctioning off an NFT of his first Wikipedia edit
He's also selling the Strawberry iMac he used to program the website.
Google adds more information to its ‘About this result’ feature
The panels now include summaries from the websites themselves.
Wikipedia banned seven users after reported 'infiltration' by a Chinese group
It said the situation threatened 'the very foundations of Wikipedia.'Wikipedia vandal adds swastikas to 53,000 pages
Admins swiftly fixed the issue and banned the user behind the attack.
Wikipedia plans to charge large organizations using its encyclopedia
It's in talks to provide the commercial product to Google, Apple, Amazon and Facebook.
Wikipedia's new code of conduct targets harassment and misinformation
The Wikimedia Foundation aims to bolster inclusivity and stamp out 'negative behavior.'
Google search results can tell you more about a site before you visit it
"About this result" panels feature descriptions from Wikipedia.
After Math: 15-Minute COVID tests and 27,000 not-so-great scots
Plus, TikTok's latest boss lasts just 9 Scaramucci.
A US teen wrote 27,000 Wikipedia entries in a language they don't speak
The contributions of AmaryllisGardner highlight a major problem with the platform.
Facebook test adds Wikipedia information to search results
It’s similar to Google Search’s “Knowledge Panels.”
AI can automatically rewrite outdated text in Wikipedia articles
You wouldn't have to wait for a human editor to handle a trivial task.
Wikipedia comes back online in Turkey after multi-year ban
The highest court in the country said the ban was a violation of free speech.
Wikipedia wins its battle against censorship in Turkey
Turkey violated citizens’ rights by banning Wikipedia, says high court
Wikipedia co-founder wants to give you an alternative to Facebook and Twitter
WT:Social will be funded by user donations, not advertising.
