Knowledge Equity Research – Nigeria
Understanding Wikimedia audiences in Nigeria to achieve knowledge equity 200,000+ Editors contribute to Wikimedia projects every month 68+ million Media files on Wikimedia Commons 1+ billion Unique devices access Wikimedia projects every month
Knowledge Equity Research – Brazil
Understanding Wikimedia audiences in Brazil to achieve knowledge equity 200,000+ Editors contribute to Wikimedia projects every month 68+ million Media files on Wikimedia Commons 1+ billion Unique devices access Wikimedia projects every month
Knowledge Equity Research – South Africa
Understanding Wikimedia audiences in South Africa to achieve knowledge equity See the complete report 200,000+ Editors contribute to Wikimedia projects every month 68+ million Media files on Wikimedia Commons 1+ billion Unique devices access Wikimedia projects every month
Knowledge Equity Research – United States
Understanding Wikimedia audiences in the United States to achieve knowledge equity 200,000+ Editors contribute to Wikimedia projects every month 68+ million Media files on Wikimedia Commons 1+ billion Unique devices access Wikimedia projects every month
Open the Knowledge: Research Series
Knowledge Equity: How far do we have to go? Brazil South Africa Japan United Kingdom Nigeria United States Knowledge equity is the Wikimedia movement’s commitment to focus efforts on the knowledge and communities that have been left out by structures of power and privilege. This is a central pillar of the movement’s 2030 strategy. The….
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….
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 majority….
DMCA takedown notices
The Wikimedia community is made up of creators, collectors, and consumers of free knowledge. While most material appearing on Wikimedia projects is in the public domain or freely licensed, on occasion, copyrighted material makes its way onto the projects. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) safe harbor provision requires us to remove infringing material if….
Requests for user information
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….
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