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    Feb 18

    Researchers from trialed a pilot project in the Quechua-speaking regions of to bring to areas with little to no access to the internet.

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  2. 12 hours ago

    Olek, a Polish-American artist, has covered buildings, sculptures, people, and an apartment with crochet.

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    18 hours ago

    First edit for Foundation chief community officer Valerie D’Costa. At the Edit-a-Thon meetup at the in Washington D.C. With open knowledge coordinator and volunteer

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    Apr 3

    The 2nd WikidataCon will take place on Oct 25-26 2019 in Berlin. Focus is on people and orgs (including GLAMs!) who are (interested in) using and + in contributing to their evolution. Only 250 places! Application till May 29:

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    Apr 1

    Women's history isn't well represented on . But Wikipedia is made by people, so you can help fix this. Learn how at on Friday, April 5 and hear from Curator Dr. . 🌟

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    Apr 3

    Read how researchers at are using machine learning to predict whether—and why— sentences on need citations! Work from , , and

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  7. Apr 3

    We are using machine learning to predict whether—and *why*—any given sentence on Wikipedia may need a citation.

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  8. Mar 29

    We asked ’s volunteer editing communities all over the world to think creatively about expanding the reach of the free online encyclopedia. Here's what they came up with.

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  9. Mar 28

    Or put shorter: we're going to contribute to shaping a future of the web that helps everyone create and share free knowledge.

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  10. Mar 28

    The underlying technologies and standards of the web are a core part of the infrastructure that can facilitate knowledge equity, and so to achieve our vision, we need to participate and collaborate in designing the future of the web.

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  11. Mar 28

    But *why* are we excited? We're glad you asked. Our 2030 strategy calls for us to "become the essential infrastructure of the ecosystem of free knowledge, and [ensure that] anyone who shares our vision will be able to join us."

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  12. Mar 28

    We're excited to announce that we've become a member of , the main international standards organization for the World Wide Web.

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  13. Mar 26

    However, the fight is not over: the impact of the copyright directive will be determined by how lawmakers in each country choose to implement it. Now is the time to advocate for the good and mitigate the harmful parts of the directive.

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  14. Mar 26

    Today, the European Parliament voted 348–274 to pass a new copyright directive which will harm free knowledge. We believe that this is a disappointing outcome, the impacts of which will certainly be felt for years to come.

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    Mar 25

    Italian, Galician, Asturian, and Catalan Wikipedias are blacked out today in protest of of the EU . More language versions of Wikipedia are showing banners about the issue. Communities decide independently about their actions.

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  16. Mar 25

    For once, we'll let the headline do the talking.
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  17. Mar 25

    The picture of the year has been announced.

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  18. Mar 20

    Volunteer editor communities in four language Wikipedias—German, Czech, Danish, and Slovak—have decided to black out the sites on 21 March in opposition to the current version of the proposed EU Directive.

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  19. Mar 19

    Our CEO  talked with 's about how the Wikimedia movement is thinking about bias and representation. (54 minutes in.)

    New Pod! , , and are live from San Francisco with guests , and Listen here:
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    Mar 19

    The Wikimedia Research Showcase is back! The March edition will be live-streamed this Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at 11:30 AM PST/18:30 UTC. Tune in to learn about the new research projects from our two guest speakers! (1/4)

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  21. Mar 14

    For many years, Wikimedia's vision has asked us to imagine a world where everyone has access to the “sum of all knowledge” — but because is a web project, only those with internet access can reach that knowledge. That’s left billions behind.

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