The Wikimedia Foundation welcomes community-and-affiliate selected trustees
Today, the Wikimedia Foundation announced that two new members have joined its Board of Trustees: Maciej Artur Nadzikiewicz and Christel Steigenberger.
Announcing English Wikipedia’s most popular articles of 2024
Politics, sports, and movies: The 25 most-read English Wikipedia articles in 2024.
Love Wikipedia? Get to know the nonprofit behind it
Most people don't know that Wikipedia is hosted by a nonprofit. Accurate information online is needed now more than ever, as is the work of the Wikimedia Foundation.
7 reasons you should donate to Wikipedia
People give to Wikipedia for many different reasons. The Wikimedia Foundation ensures that every donation we receive is invested back into serving Wikipedia, Wikimedia projects, and our free knowledge mission.
O valor da Wikipédia na era da IA generativa
Se houvesse um sistema de inteligência artificial generativa que pudesse escrever, por conta própria, todas as informações contidas na Wikipédia, seria igual à Wikipédia que temos hoje?
Ahead of UN General Assembly, Wikipedia nonprofit calls on governments to ensure the future internet is shaped by communities for the public interest
21 September 2024, New York USA ― As UN Member States are gathering in New York for the 79th United Nations General Assembly, the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, is calling on governments and the UN to ensure that stakeholders from all sectors can work together in deciding how….
Wikimania 2024 in Poland celebrates global volunteers who make Wikipedia and sister projects possible
The nineteenth edition of the global event will take place in Katowice, Poland (the 2024 European City of Science), from 7 - 10 August.
Wikimedia Foundation calls on US Supreme Court to strike laws that threaten Wikipedia
The Foundation supports challenges to laws in Texas and Florida that jeopardize Wikipedia's community-led governance model and the right to freedom of expression.
Wikimedia Foundation’s Accreditation to World Intellectual Property Organization Blocked for a Fourth Time by China
Yesterday, the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that hosts and supports Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, was again denied accreditation as a permanent observer to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Wikimedia Foundation statement on volunteer processes on reliable sources
There has been recent media coverage regarding a decision by Wikipedia's volunteer community on the reliability of the Anti-Defamation League as an encyclopedic source in specific subject areas. In an effort to promote better understanding of how Wikipedia works, the Wikimedia Foundation has issued a statement.
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