Study finds judges are increasingly citing Wikipedia in legal decisionsEven judges can't resist the urge to find quick answers online.By J. Fingas, 07.27.2022
A Chinese Wikipedia editor spent years writing fake Russian medieval historyShe pulled off one of the largest hoaxes ever seen on the platform.By M. Moon, 07.14.2022
Meta made a fact-checking AI to help verify Wikipedia citationsThe tool could one day allow editors to correct footnotes at scale.By I. Bonifacic, 07.11.2022
Wikipedia editors vote to block cryptocurrency donationsBut it's just a request the Wikimedia Foundation is currently reviewing.By M. Moon, 04.14.2022
Prominent editor of Russian Wikipedia pages detained in BelarusMark Bernstein is being accused of 'distributing fake anti-Russian information.'By M. Moon, 03.12.2022
Russia threatens to block Wikipedia over Ukraine invasion articleIts communications regulator cited 'illegally distributed information' about casualty figures.By K. Holt, 03.02.2022
Jimmy Wales is auctioning off an NFT of his first Wikipedia editHe's also selling the Strawberry iMac he used to program the website.By I. Bonifacic, 12.03.2021
Google adds more information to its ‘About this result’ featureThe panels now include summaries from the websites themselves.By I. Bonifacic, 09.29.2021
Wikipedia banned seven users after reported 'infiltration' by a Chinese groupIt said the situation threatened 'the very foundations of Wikipedia.'By S. Dent, 09.17.2021
Wikipedia vandal adds swastikas to 53,000 pagesAdmins swiftly fixed the issue and banned the user behind the attack.By K. Holt, 08.16.2021
Wikipedia plans to charge large organizations using its encyclopediaIt's in talks to provide the commercial product to Google, Apple, Amazon and Facebook.By S. Shah, 03.17.2021
Wikipedia's new code of conduct targets harassment and misinformationThe Wikimedia Foundation aims to bolster inclusivity and stamp out 'negative behavior.'By K. Holt, 02.02.2021
Google search results can tell you more about a site before you visit it"About this result" panels feature descriptions from Wikipedia. By I. Bonifacic, 02.01.2021
After Math: 15-Minute COVID tests and 27,000 not-so-great scotsPlus, TikTok's latest boss lasts just 9 Scaramucci.By A. Tarantola, 08.30.2020
A US teen wrote 27,000 Wikipedia entries in a language they don't speakThe contributions of AmaryllisGardner highlight a major problem with the platform.By I. Bonifacic, 08.27.2020
Facebook test adds Wikipedia information to search resultsIt’s similar to Google Search’s “Knowledge Panels.”By A. Smajstrla, 06.11.2020
AI can automatically rewrite outdated text in Wikipedia articlesYou wouldn't have to wait for a human editor to handle a trivial task.By J. Fingas, 02.12.2020
Wikipedia comes back online in Turkey after multi-year banThe highest court in the country said the ban was a violation of free speech.By R. England, 01.16.2020
Wikipedia wins its battle against censorship in TurkeyTurkey violated citizens’ rights by banning Wikipedia, says high court By M. DeAngelis, 12.26.2019
Wikipedia co-founder wants to give you an alternative to Facebook and TwitterWT:Social will be funded by user donations, not advertising.By C. Fisher, 11.14.2019