
Die Wikipedia begrüßt den ersten Universal Code of Conduct seiner Art, erstellt für die neue Internet-Ära
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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….

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

İki buçuk yıldan uzun zamanın ardından Türkiye’den Wikipedia’ya erişim açıldı
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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….

Access to Wikipedia restored in Turkey after more than two and a half years
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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,….

Türkiye Anayasa Mahkemesi, Vikipedi’nin iki buçuk yıllık engelinin anayasaya aykırı olduğuna karar verdi
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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….

Turkish Constitutional Court rules that the two and a half year block of Wikipedia is unconstitutional
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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….

Why the Wikimedia Foundation has not signed on to the Contract for the Web
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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….

Setting the record straight—WT:Social is not affiliated with Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation
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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….

Wikimedia Foundation welcomes Amanda Keton as General Counsel
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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,….

Wikimedia Foundation welcomes Grant Ingersoll as Chief Technology Officer
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The Wikimedia Foundation is excited to announce the appointment of Grant Ingersoll as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Grant brings two decades of experience in open source software development and natural language processing engineering to the Foundation. He will join the Foundation on 23 September. The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that operates Wikipedia and….