Author: Wikimedia Foundation

14. September 2021, San Francisco, Kalifornien — Heute hat das Board of Trustees der Wikimedia Foundation die Ernennung von Maryana Iskander zur neuen Geschäftsführerin bekanntgegeben. Sie ist eine weltweit anerkannte soziale Unternehmerin und eine Expertin für den Aufbau branchenübergreifender Partnerschaften, in deren Rahmen Chancenungleichheit durch ein Zusammenwirken innovativer technologischer Lösungen und Initiativen aus den betroffenen….

2. Februar, 2021. Die Wikimedia Foundation, die gemeinnützige Organisation, welche die Wikipedia betreibt, hat den ersten Universal Code of Conduct seiner Art ins Leben gerufen. Er erweitert die bestehenden Regeln der Projekte, um ein weltweites Set an Gemeinschaftsstandards zu erschaffen, womit negativem Verhalten auf der Website begegnet wird. Mehr als 50 Prozent der Weltbevölkerung hat….

14. Januar 2021 — Die Wikipedia, die größte freie Online-Enzyklopädie der Welt, wird am 15. Januar 20 Jahre alt. Dieser Geburtstag erinnert an zwei Jahrzehnte weltweiter Anstrengungen, um Freies Wissen, die offene Zusammenarbeit und Zuverlässigkeit im Internet zu unterstützen. In einer Zeit, in der Desinformation und Polarisierung unser Vertrauen in Informationen und Institutionen herausfordern, ist….

Bugün, Wikipedia’nın 19. doğum gününde, Wikimedia Vakfı Türkiye’den Wikipedia’ya erişimin yeniden açılmakta olduğuna ilişkin haberler aldı.* Bu son gelişme, Anayasa Mahkemesi’nin Türkiye yetkililerinin iki buçuk yıldan uzun süren engelini 26 Aralık 2019 kararı ile anayasaya aykırı bulmasının ardından gerçekleşti. Bugün erken saatlerde Anayasa Mahkemesi kararın tam metnini kamuya açık olarak paylaştı, hemen ardından Wikipedia’ya erişimin….

Today, on Wikipedia’s 19th birthday, the Wikimedia Foundation has received reports that access to Wikipedia in Turkey is actively being restored.* This latest development follows a 26 December 2019 ruling by the Constitutional Court of Turkey that the more than two and a half year block imposed by the Turkish government was unconstitutional. Earlier today,….

Anayasa Mahkemesi bugün, Türkiye’de iki buçuk yıldan fazladır süren Vikipedi’ye erişim engelinin anayasaya aykırı olduğuna hükmetti. Türkiye’nin en yüksek mahkemesinin aldığı bu yeni karar ışığında Türkiye’de erişimin yakında yeniden sağlanacağını ve engelin kalktığına dair güncel bilgi aldığımızda bu bildiriyi yeniden güncellemeyi umuyoruz. Bilgiye evrensel erişime verilen bu önemli onayı memnuniyetle karşılama hususunda Türk halkına, ve….

Today, the Turkish Constitutional Court has held that the more than two and a half year access ban of Wikipedia in Turkey was unconstitutional. We hope that access will be restored in Turkey soon in the light of this new ruling from Turkey’s highest court and will update this statement if we receive notification that….

In November 2019, Tim Berners-Lee and the Web Foundation launched the Contract for the Web, a set of rules designed to address the challenges facing digital communication and participation— from threats to online privacy and security to connectivity and digital inclusion.  The multi-stakeholder effort outlines nine principles for governments, companies and citizens designed to safeguard….

As of late, we have received several questions about the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikipedia’s affiliation with WT:Social. The recently launched WT:Social is related to WikiTribune, a venture independently initiated by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales. Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation are separate and independent from WT:Social. We have no connection to the social networking site. The….

The Wikimedia Foundation is excited to announce the appointment of Amanda Keton as General Counsel. Amanda brings more than a decade of legal, nonprofit management, and compliance experience to the role. She will join the organization on 7 October. The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that operates Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects. Together,….