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Wikipedia

Science & Tech 6 years ago

Wikipedia 'doing very well financially': Co-founder

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales said that the free online encyclopedia is in good financial shape, although increasing mobile phone use may cut into future donations.

Science & Tech 7 years ago

Wikipedia down in several countries in EU law protest

Wikipedia went down in at least three countries Wednesday in a protest at an upcoming European Parliament vote on a highly disputed law that could make online platforms legally liable for copyrighted material put on the web by users.

Lifestyle 7 years ago

Taking action to preserve Javanese language

As a country with a documented 652 local languages, Indonesia has lost 11 local languages, with 19 on the brink of extinction, according to the Education and Culture Ministry.

Science & Tech 7 years ago

Wikipedia adds page previews for desktop users

The Wikimedia Foundation has introduced a useful new function to the desktop version of its online encyclopedia Wikipedia. The site’s freshly deployed page previews display automatically when users move their cursor over a link to another page.

Science & Tech 8 years ago

YouTube to work with Wikipedia to curb conspiracy theories

YouTube will introduce a new tool to combat online conspiracy theories in the coming weeks, the latest effort from Google’s video site to halt the spread of misinformation.

Science & Tech 8 years ago

China to launch own version of Wikipedia

China has announced plans to move its national encyclopedia, titled the Encyclopedia of China, onto the web by 2018.

Science & Tech 8 years ago

Turkish court formally blocks access to Wikipedia

In a move that social media users called censorship, a Turkish court on Saturday blocked access to Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, enforcing an earlier restriction by Turkey's telecommunications watchdog.