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    Oct 29

    In utter wildness, I just made my 10,000th edit 🤓

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    Oct 29

    Friday Policy Feature (thread 1/5): This week we took action against the digital platform bill It might distort the online info environment and pose risks for the rights to freedom of expression and privacy. We're supporting our allies

    A digital platform bill in mirrors poor approaches we’ve seen elsewhere — too many companies in scope, stringent liability, insufficient guidance on transparency and due process, plus limits on platforms’ ability to moderate. Read GNI's response:
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    Oct 27
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    I and my colleagues at dream of a world in which all governments actually protect, support, and cherish everyone's right to share knowledge and contribute to open knowledge projects freely within and across borders. cc

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  4. Oct 27

    On , our own Lisa Seitz-Gruwell says that when Wikimedia volunteers look to write women into , "they're limited because women's stories aren't told in the media." Listen 🎧 to Lisa's interview with  & :

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    Oct 26

    . has become a source of information for a broad and global public. Here is why contributing to it as a scholar can powerfully achieve a strong societal impact of their own expertise. Big Bonus: a guide on how to write your first contributions.

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  6. Oct 26

    Why is of the U.S. Communications Decency Act so important? Simply put, it helps us safely host the work of Wikipedia's contributors and enables the effective volunteer-led moderation of content on our projects. Read more on ⬇️

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    Oct 26

    Important news from , the Enterprise API is not just a commercial product, but an important piece of free knowledge infrastructure, designed for the current internet ecosystem.

    Today, we are announcing the launch of Wikimedia Enterprise, the opt-in commercial product for large-scale reusers of Wikimedia content. Learn more. ⬇️
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    Oct 25

    Wikimedia Enterprise represents the best of what the Wikimedia Foundation can achieve and stays true to our values. I'm proud of who I brought on and took up my mantle, and I totally miss working with and .

    Today, we are announcing the launch of Wikimedia Enterprise, the opt-in commercial product for large-scale reusers of Wikimedia content. Learn more. ⬇️
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    Oct 25

    💻 Habilidades del siglo XXI en acción ➡️ Ciudadanía digital y proyectos Wikimedia. 📢 Te invitamos a formar parte del curso que organizamos junto con y apoyo de . ✍️ Inscripciones en ⚠️ Cupos limitados.

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    Oct 25

    At our last Wikipedia edit-a-thon, we added 14 THOUSAND words to Wikipedia about women in STEM and created articles about Helen G. James, Vera Simons and more. This year's edit-a-thon will be virtual, and you can join in on October 28! Discover how:

    Helen James in military uniform
    Vera Simons
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    Oct 25

    has launched 🎉 Enterprise makes Wikipedia and its sister wikis a more reliable partner for the growth of the Internet of Things and information-based web services. See:

    Today, we are announcing the launch of Wikimedia Enterprise, the opt-in commercial product for large-scale reusers of Wikimedia content. Learn more. ⬇️
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  12. Oct 25

    Today, we are announcing the launch of Wikimedia Enterprise, the opt-in commercial product for large-scale reusers of Wikimedia content. Learn more. ⬇️

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    Oct 20

    “Journalism needs to survive in order for to thrive.” Lisa Seitz Gruwell of talks , knowledge and power with in a new episode of . Subscribe now, wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧

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  14. Oct 24

    Do you want to help close the gender gap on ? Register for this free, virtual edit-a-thon with the museum and — happening 28 October. No prior Wikipedia experience necessary! ✨

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    Oct 22

    Sinh Peav, a trainee of project "Building Capacity for Indigenous Youth and Establishing Indigenous Audiovisual Archives through Wiki-tools in Cambodia” funded by is filming the activities of the Tampuan indigenous people using bamboo to make walls for houses.

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  16. Oct 22

    Congratulations to , our VP of data science and engineering, for making 's 2021 list of influential technologists in the Washington, DC, area! Learn more about Tajh: 🎉

    RealLIST Engineers 2021 has arrived to honor top software, data and cyber pros across DC. The curated list spotlights the DC technologists that are influential both in code and community. Check it out:
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    Oct 20

    "To assume that anybody can edit , is to assume that everybody has equal access, equal ability, equal accessibility & has the same frame of knowledge & argumentation that is required of a Wikipedia editor. None of those is truth in our world."

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  18. Oct 21

    We are a longstanding supporter and participant in and , and we're proud to say that this year's programs were some of the most successful ever. Learn more about recent projects from participating students and interns.

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    Oct 20

    This was an eye opening interview. Download this episode of to learn more about and what volunteer communities around the world are doing to make information more accessible and accountable.

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    “Journalism needs to survive in order for to thrive.” Lisa Seitz Gruwell of talks , knowledge and power with in a new episode of . Subscribe now, wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧
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    Oct 16

    Did you know only 19% of the biographies on Wikipedia are about women. We want to change that, and increase the representation of women in STEM fields. Join us for a edit-a-thon on October 28. Learn more:

    Graphic that reads "Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon: Women Innovators in Aviation and Spaceflight. Join us to learn how to increase the representation of women in STEM on Wikipedia." Graphic also contains a picture of a woman in a flight suit and logos for Because of Her Story and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
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