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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jul 22

    The European Court of Human Rights has chosen to expedite our case to restore access to in Turkey. Here’s what it could mean . /1

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  2. 13 hours ago

    (Wikimedia Foundation wishes everyone a Happy Saami Language Week!)

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  3. 13 hours ago

    - Wikimedia Foundation sávvá buohkaide buori sámi giellavahku! - Wikimedia Foundation tuáivut puohháid pyeri sämikielâi oho! - Wikimedia Foundation tuäivat pukid šiõǥǥ sääʹmǩiõli neäʹttel!

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  4. Oct 14

    Thank you, , for your support of free knowledge and the future of Wikimedia projects.

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  5. Retweeted
    Oct 14

    As any student or teacher knows, is the go-to quick reference. Now has doubled its financial commitment.

    Amazon makes second $1M gift to Wikimedia Endowment, to help power online encyclopedia
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  6. Retweeted
    Oct 10

    This week has been a good one for in the US in general & for the Foundation specifically – with Supreme Court's decision on turning down Domino's appeal to limit Americans With Disabilities Act and in our case we've added… (I/IV)

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  7. Oct 5

    What are new the rights of individuals in the algorithmic age, and what should be the responsibilities of companies in the data economy? Watch Wikimedia's speak live at Festival today at 2:35 PM CDT:

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  8. Oct 4

    The volunteer community is often represented by an editor—someone who curates and adds to the encyclopedia. But there are many other volunteers who contribute in other ways. This research focuses on their important work.

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  9. Sep 26

    A pilot classroom project assisted by has proved to be a resounding success—both for the students and in lessons learned.

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  10. Sep 25

    Six years ago, we introduced a feature which allowed Wikimedia users to easily "thank" each other. How effective has it been?

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  11. Retweeted
    Sep 24

    Check out my piece on the blog about how today's decision could affect freedom of expression and access to knowledge online

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  12. Sep 24

    You can read our full statement on today's 's ruling:

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  13. Sep 24

    We believe that access to knowledge is a human right. Unfortunately, increasing reliance on geoblocking to determine what content an end-user sees could fuel the fragmentation of content on the internet and pose a threat to the free sharing of information. 2/

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  14. Sep 24

    We categorically applaud the 's decision that delisting search results should not extend to the entire world. 1/

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  15. Sep 23

    We're putting together a planet’s worth of knowledge and ensuring that all of its inhabitants can learn from it in their own languages.

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  16. Retweeted
    Sep 20

    The is ON today!! just joined. Who else wants in?

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  17. Sep 20

    Join us! Let's demand immediate action to combat climate change around the world. ⚫️

    Oh hey look, we’ve joined the . Today the Wikimedia Foundation is extending our volunteer leave benefit to participate in this day of action. I hope other employers will join us. ✊✊✊
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  18. Sep 19

    You can find the full assessment over on :

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  19. Sep 19

    This assessment, over two years in the making, will commit us to becoming more environmentally sustainable and conscious of our environmental impact while we work to make free knowledge available to every human being.

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  20. Sep 19

    Did you know ... that our projects (incl. ) are sustained with approximately one-thousandth the amount of servers of comparable volume websites? Read about this and more in our new sustainability assessment, published today.

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  21. Retweeted
    Sep 18

    This week we finished a year-long effort that's saving readers over 4.3 Terabytes of data bandwidth every day! Thanks , , and many others. For the technical how and why 👉

    Bart chart showing a decline in data cost from 36 kilobytes to just under 28 kilobytes.
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