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Jun 19

Hello 👋🏾 We are the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization behind

and 12 other free knowledge projects. We believe knowledge is a human right, and we work to make it accessible to everyone. You are invited to learn more about us in #AWikiMinute. Watch ▶️

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The Digital Services Act and the VLOP status require some adaptations, both to Wikimedia projects and contributors. Learn what Wikimedians can do now to shape the law’s future enforcement and application ⬇️ (3/3)

Wikipedia is now a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) under new European Union rules: Here’s what...

Thierry Breton, current Commissioner for Internal Market of the European Union. Image by European Parliament, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Tuesday, 25 April, 2023 was a significant day in Wikip…

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Being designated as a VLOP means facing supplementary obligations and shorter implementation deadlines. (2/3)

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In April, the European Commission designated

as a “Very Large Online Platform” (VLOP) under the new Digital Services Act, which imposes a wide range of obligations on platforms, search engines, and app stores of all sizes. (1/3)

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Jun 21

Did you know that we release data about pageviews of every Wikimedia project hourly? But we were asked to go further. In partnership with

@TumultLabs

, we released today almost 8 years of pageview data divided by country, project, and page. Take a look ⬇️

New dataset uncovers Wikipedia browsing habits while protecting users

Today, we are happy to announce that WMF has released almost 8 years of pageview data, partitioned by country, project, and page.

It is our birthday! 🥳 As the Wikimedia Foundation turns 20 years old today, we invite you to the celebration! Let's look at years past and get a glimpse of what the future holds: medium.com/freely-sharing

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Syed Iflaq

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🎉Happy 20th Anniversary, Wikimedia Foundation! Two decades of empowering minds, sharing knowledge, and shaping a brighter future together. Congratulations to

and

@Jimmy_Wales

for creating a global force for open access and collaborative learning.

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We are turning 20! On this day in 2003, @Jimmy_Wales created the Wikimedia Foundation to support @Wikipedia & other Wikimedia projects. Join us in celebrating where we are today, looking back at the last twenty years, and gazing forward to our future. medium.com/freely-sharing

Did you know that

is operated by a non-profit organization? It's called the

Foundation, and it is turning 20 years old today! Learn more ⬇️

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“I used to love that we would shoot for the stars; now I love that I believe we can make it.”

#DiscoverWikipedia

@WikimediaGH

20 years of the nonprofit behind

. #WMFat20

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“I used to love that we would shoot for the stars; now I love that I believe we can make it.”

Raju Narisetti

@raju

Proud to be a trustee and support

Foundation and its efforts to ensure

is free, accessible and open to all, for perpetuity. 20 years of Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit behind Wikipedia

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“I used to love that we would shoot for the stars; now I love that I believe we can make it.”

Lauren Dickinson

@Laurenad0

"I used to love that we would shoot for the stars; now I love that I believe we can make it." 💫 Today, the

Foundation is celebrating 20 years of making knowledge available for all! Read this to learn about one truly incredible organization.

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“I used to love that we would shoot for the stars; now I love that I believe we can make it.”

20 years of the nonprofit behind Wikipedia – Wikimedia Foundation

Happy 20th birthday,

wikimediafoundation.org

On our 20th birthday, we're looking at where the Wikimedia Foundation is today, highlights from the last twenty years, and what our future holds.

Abdallah Azibert

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20 years of the nonprofit behind #Wikipedia by

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“I used to love that we would shoot for the stars; now I love that I believe we can make it.”

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Foundation

“I used to love that we would shoot for the stars; now I love that I believe we can make it.”

Today in Tech History

@DayTechHistory

20 years ago today, the

Foundation was founded.

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We are turning 20! On this day in 2003,

@Jimmy_Wales

created the Wikimedia Foundation to support

& other Wikimedia projects. Join us in celebrating where we are today, looking back at the last twenty years, and gazing forward to our future.

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“I used to love that we would shoot for the stars; now I love that I believe we can make it.”

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Jun 16

TUESDAY @ 12:30 PM ET: RSVP to

Section 230 and the Public Interest: Proceed with Caution

’s #OTI230 hybrid talk to see

’

’s

’s Peter Routhier,

’s

’s Katherine Klosek discuss #Section230:

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Join New America’s Open Technology Institute and Wikimedia for an examination of the Section 230 reform debate.

Jun 18

Join us this Tuesday for a panel discussion with the Open Tech Institute (

Section 230 and the Public Interest: Proceed with Caution

) on how lawmakers can guarantee freedom of speech and the right of Wikipedia readers to access and share free knowledge by preserving #Section230. Watch at 16:30 UTC #OTI230. ⬇️

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Trust and truth face unprecedented threats from AI chat bots, coordinated disinformation campaigns, and online extremism. But who do we hold accountable and how? Many lawmakers want to reform Section...

Jun 17

For many history lovers,

provides an abundance of articles in 300+ languages. In this interview by

@Wikipedian_W

, two volunteers who edit world history topics on Japanese Wikipedia, discuss their process for writing and translating articles.

Interview: Wikipedians in Love with History

世界史のウィキペディア記事を作成・翻訳するネイ、McYata による対談。

craig newmark

@craignewmark

Jun 16

TUESDAY @ 12:30 PM ET: Want to see

’

’s

’s Peter Routhier,

’s

’s Katherine Klosek talk #Section230? Sign up for

Section 230 and the Public Interest: Proceed with Caution

& Wikimedia’s #OTI230 event:

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Join New America’s Open Technology Institute and Wikimedia for an examination of the Section 230 reform debate.

Jun 16

Last month, around 150 tech aficionados got together in Athens, Greece, for the Wikimedia Hackathon 2023 – an opportunity for the technical community to work on projects, learn from each other, and have fun. Here's a recap of #wmhack from

@wikimediatech

A short account of the Wikimedia Hackathon 2023

WMHack is back in flesh after the pandemic that troubled us all. For the first time it was held in Athens, Greece, offering hackers, volunteers, foundation staff and Greek academics a unique chance…

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In case you are curious, the 50,000th article is about ਸੱਜੀ, a local soap powder made from a bush that has been culturally used for cleaning clothes. At the moment, it has no translations into other languages.

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ਸੱਜੀ - ਵਿਕੀਪੀਡੀਆ, ਇਕ ਅਜ਼ਾਦ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਗਿਆਨਕੋਸ਼

Jun 15

Earlier this month, the Punjabi version of Wikipedia celebrated its 21st anniversary. 🎉 Just in time for the celebration, Punjabi Wikipedia reached the 50,000 articles milestone. Congratulations, team! 🫶

Punjabi Wikipedia@21: Celebrating 50,000 articles and looking ahead

Punjabi Wikipedia is today one of the rarest Wikipedias as out of all the biographies on the project, 52.8% of are about females, compared to the 18.5% of the female biographies on English Wikipedi…

“Wikipedia and LGBTT+ biographies”: a new translated guide from Wikimedia Argentina and friends

Jun 14

The “Wikipedia and the Biographies of LGBTQ+ People” guide features strategies and tools for writing articles about LGBTQI+ people on Wikipedia. Take a look at this valuable resource translated by

, and

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In 2022, Wikimedia Argentina released the important guide “Wikipedia y las biografías de las personas LGBTT+”: una guía de reflexiones y herramientas de Wikimedia Argentina. The guide, written in S…

Wikimedistas de Uruguay

@wikimedistas_uy

Jun 8

🎉 Glam Wiki Conference Es una alegría anunciar que Montevideo será la sede de la próxima #GlamWikiConference que se realizará del 16 al 18 de noviembre, en la Facultad de la Información y la Comunicación.

Wikimedia Foundation and 2 others

Wikimedians UAE

@Wikimedians_uae

Jun 14

We had an incredible time at the Abu Dhabi Book Fair! We successfully expanded the Wikiquote database by uploading over 1000 quotes from copyright-free Arabic books. This is another step in preserving culture and literature through Wikimedia projects. #WIKIxADIBF

Wikipedia’s new sound logo is delightfully nerdy

Jun 13

When we built a sound logo for Wikimedia, we didn't hire some celebrity or an ad agency. We launched an open competition because the Wikimedia movement is open, globally inclusive, and uses participatory principles. More in

@FastCompany

#WikiSoundLogo

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Wikipedia’s crowd-sourced jingle is designed for the era of voice interaction.

Wikimedistas de Uruguay

@wikimedistas_uy

Jun 12

🌱 Green Citizenship in Digital Spaces 🎙 Speakers * María Soledad Bos

* Emilio Velis

* Rodrigo Morán

* Dafna Nudelman

Registration us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist | English and Portuguese translation available. cc

Congratulations to the Central Kurdish version of Wikipedia for reaching 50,000 articles! We appreciate all the people that helped make this possible. 🫶

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ویکیپیدیای کوردی

@ckb_wikipedia

Jun 8

پیرۆزە ویکیپیدیای کوردیی ناوەندی (سۆرانی) گەیشت بە ٥٠ هەزار وتار، سوپاس بۆ خۆبەخش و خەمخۆرانی پڕۆژەکە.

wikimediatech

@wikimediatech

Jun 12

For the first time since the pandemic,

#Hackathon was held in Athens, Greece, offering hackers, volunteers, staff, and Greek academics a unique chance to mingle, discuss, demonstrate, try out solutions, and have fun. Learn more ⬇️ #wmhack

A short account of the Wikimedia Hackathon 2023

Jun 12

Next Thursday, 16:00 UTC ➡️ Join speakers from

, and

for a #WikiForHumanRights panel hosted by

@wikimedistas_uy

. The session will be held in Spanish with translations in English and Portuguese. Register ⬇️

Panel | Ciudadanía verde en los espacios digitales

En el marco de la campaña Wiki por los Derechos Humanos: Derecho a un ambiente santo, Fundación Wikimedia y Wikimedistas de Uruguay presentan el panel Ciudadanía verde en los espacios digitales.&nb…

Jun 11

For the last 18 years, 3,250+ people have contributed to Bashkir Wikipedia. One of the oldest volunteers, Rustam Nuriev recalls the history of the project and shares their plans for the future – including organizing conferences and publishing a book.

An interview with Rustam Nuriev about the Bashkir language Wikipedia community

When did you start editing Wikipedia? How did it all start?! It all started with my friendship with the Internet in the early 1990s when it became possible to connect to the World Wide Web. In the …

Jun 10

Since 2018, Nishogakusha University in Japan has been implementing Wikipedia Town, an initiative that tries to incorporate

into educational practices through group work and walking experiences around the city. Learn more ⬇️

On an attempt to use Wikipedia Town in university education

As shown in “Wikimedia Education”, there are already many examples of attempts to incorporate Wikipedia into educational practices, and the momentum has been accelerating in recent year…

Deoband Community Wikimedia

@dcwwiki

Jun 10

We recently partnered with Wikimedia Community User Group Turkey (

@WikimediaTurkey

) and helped in making an educational video-set related to Wikipedia editing in Turkish language.

Wikipedia 101 – a cross cultural Wikimedia outreach video tutorial project

Wikimedia training necessitates a collaborative approach involving community members worldwide. It is crucial to preserve and organize knowledge and experience related to Wikimedia outreach trainin…

Jun 9

Making sure language specifications are taken into consideration when a user searches for something is not an easy task. Learn how the Wikimedia Search Platform team is improving search across the 300+ languages supported by Wikimedia projects.

Language, Harmony, and Unpacking—A Year in the Life of a Search Nerd

The WMF Search Platform Team’s “language analyzer unpacking” project has improved on-wiki search in many languages over the last two years, as part of a larger effort to improve and harmonize searc…

Jun 9

The Africa Day Campaign, a writing contest aiming at bridging the content gap about the African continent, is now open for you to join and create, improve, or translate

articles about Africa. Learn how to participate ⬇️

Open Foundation West Africa officially launched the Africa Day Campaign 2023

Africa is a continent filled with incredible people, fascinating culture and enthralling stories. The continent is enriched with all these components that ought to be documented on the internet for…

Wikimedia Colombia

@wikimediaco

Jun 8

En Wikimedia Colombia trabajamos para hacer realidad proyectos dirigidos al conocimiento libre y colaborativo. ¿Quieres conocer quienes están detrás de Wikimedia Colombia? Mira este reel y sabrás cómo se compone nuestro equipo y qué hace cada uno.

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