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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….

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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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The Wikimedia Endowment welcomes Mayree Clark as its newest Board member 

The Wikimedia Endowment is delighted to welcome Mayree Clark as a new member of its Endowment Board. Mayree, a finance expert, will bring her extensive governance expertise to the Wikimedia Endowment, a nonprofit charitable organization providing a permanent safekeeping fund to support the Wikimedia projects in perpetuity.

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Carta aberta para proteger a Wikipédia e outros projetos de interesse público no Pacto Digital Global

Uma nova carta aberta da Fundação Wikimedia, a organização sem fins lucrativos que opera a Wikipédia e outros projetos Wikimedia, e afiliadas do Movimento Wikimedia ao redor do mundo, apela aos Estados Membros da ONU para protegerem a Wikipédia e outros projetos de interesse público no futuro Pacto Digital Global.

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Wikimedia Foundation and global communities call on UN Member States to protect Wikipedia and other public interest projects in the Global Digital Compact

New open letter calls for UN Member States to include three key commitments in the Global Digital Compact that can allow public interest projects and the people who create them to thrive.

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Open letter to protect Wikipedia and other public interest projects in the Global Digital Compact

A new open letter from the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that operates Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, and Wikimedia affiliates around the world calls on UN Member States to protect Wikipedia and other public interest projects in the forthcoming Global Digital Compact.

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“Where time stands still”: The winners of Wiki Loves Monuments 2023

Out of nearly 200,000 submissions from 4,700 participants in 45+ countries, fifteen winning images were announced today in the fourteenth annual Wiki Loves Monuments photography contest.

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Wikimania Katowice 2024 Bird Header

Wikimedia Foundation

Wikimedia Foundation Logo

Wikimedia Foundation

Tiny Big Picture

Tiny Big Picture for the Wikimedia Foundation

Tiny Big Picture

Tiny Big Picture for the Wikimedia Foundation

Giza Pyramids during Forever is Now exhibition

Mona Hassan Abo-Abda