Transparency report
Twice a year, the Wikimedia Foundation reports on requests we receive to alter or remove content from the projects, and to provide nonpublic information about users. This Transparency Report includes charts and graphs that give details such as the origin of the requests and the projects targeted. We also tell stories of interesting or notable….
Wikipedia and COVID-19
Since the start of COVID-19, a dedicated global network of volunteers has been creating, updating, and translating Wikipedia articles with vital information about the pandemic. These articles have been viewed more than 579 million times by people around the world. Explore the data to see how people are using Wikipedia to share and find reliable….
Responding to COVID-19
Everything that happens in the world happens on Wikipedia. And when things happen, we know the world looks our way for clear, neutral, and reliable information.
Project Rewrite
About | Checklist | Groups | Campaigns | Events | Facts About Project Rewrite Wikipedia is powered by humans, so it is vulnerable to human biases. It is also a reflection of the structural and historical inequalities women experience around the world. For example, Wikipedia depends on the availability of existing published sources to verify….
Accessibility statement
The Wikimedia Foundation is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone, and applying the relevant accessibility standards. This accessibility statement covers the Wikimedia Foundation website, located at wikimediafoundation.org. Conformance status The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve….
Requests for user data
Freedom of speech is essential to the Wikimedia movement—the projects cannot flourish in an ecosystem where individuals cannot speak freely. Our users trust us to protect their identities against unlawful disclosure, and we take this responsibility seriously. However, every year, governments, individuals, and corporations ask us to disclose user data. Often, we have no nonpublic….
Requests for content alteration and takedown
Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. The Wikimedia projects make up one of the world’s largest repositories of human knowledge. With that much information, someone is bound to get upset by some of the content from time to time. While the vast….
Transparency report
Our mission is to provide free access to the sum of all human knowledge. We believe that protecting user privacy and defending against censorship are essential to the success of that mission. Every year, we receive requests from governments, individuals, and organizations to disclose information about users or to delete or alter content on our….
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