Wikimedia Research Newsletter, May 2018
Why people don’t contribute to Wikipedia; using Wikipedia to teach statistics, technical writing, and controversial issues
With contributions by: Miriam Redi, Barbara Page, FULBERT, and Piotr Konieczny
Wikimedia Foundation partners with the GSMA to expand digital literacy in emerging countries
As part of our 2030 vision, the Wikimedia Foundation is working to expand partnerships with organisations like the GSMA to empower communities through digital skills training and participation in knowledge creation and sharing.
Don’t force platforms to replace communities with algorithms
As policymakers increasingly suggest technological solutions to fight illegal and controversial content online, we ask them to consider the rights of internet users and to leave room for the human side of content moderation.
Don’t panic! Build your own Hitchhiker’s Guide with Wikipedia
Enter Kiwix, the offline Wikipedia reader.
‘Conversations gone awry’—the researchers figuring out when online conversations get out of hand
Did you know that humans make the right guess about 72% of the time, and that indicates that they have an intuition for this task, while also highlighting that the task is far from trivial?
Wikimedia Foundation becomes official EQUALS Global Partner
We are pleased to announce we are now an EQUALS Global Partner, joining a growing network of companies, foundations, academia, United Nations agencies and civil society organizations who are coming together to bridge the digital gender divide for more women
Improved geocoding in CiviCRM
A new geocoder extension released by the Wikimedia Foundation for CiviCRM—and more.
You asked, so we built it: Synced reading lists for Wikipedia’s Android and iOS apps
Users on both apps can now bookmark articles, organize them into lists of articles, and share those lists across devices.
Minister Ahmet Arslan: Wikipedia is open for improvement by anyone around the world, and should be open for editors in Turkey
The Wikimedia Foundation is deeply concerned about recent statements attributed to the Turkish Minister of Transport, Maritime, and Communications Ahmet Arslan from Friday, the 18th of May, regarding the block of Wikipedia in Turkey. The Minister’s comments seriously misrepresent Wikipedia’s open editing model and efforts undertaken by the Wikimedia Foundation to lift the block.
To address these concerns, the Wikimedia Foundation has issued the following letter to Minister Arslan. We are publishing this letter openly here to further address any public confusion surrounding the Minister’s comments.
For a year, the people of Turkey have not been able to learn from, share, or contribute knowledge on Wikipedia. Without participation from Turkey, the world suffers. We remain committed to restoring access to Wikipedia in full for the people of Turkey. #WeMissTurkey
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