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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….

Event overview We invite you to join us for “The Power of the Commons: Digital Public Goods for a More Secure, Inclusive, and Resilient World” — a side event during the Summit of the Future Action Days at the United Nations.  This event explores the transformative potential of Digital Public Goods (DPGs) such as Wikipedia….

The nineteenth edition of the global event will take place in Katowice, Poland (the 2024 European City of Science), from 7 - 10 August.

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.

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).

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.

Wikipedia: A research resource Every month, people around the world view Wikipedia more than 15 billion times and read its articles in more than 300 languages. Students and researchers often refer to Wikipedia as a starting point and for fact-checking. They discover new academic books, articles, and journals from publishers through the citations used on….