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Wikipedia Grapples With New Challenges From AI
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (294+ words) Wikipedia celebrated its25thbirthdaylast month. Given the centrality of Wikipedia to so much activity online, it is hard to remember (or to imagine, for those who are younger) a time without Wikipedia. The latest statistics are impressive: AI cannot exist without the…...
House Republicans Want To Doxx Wikipedia Editors Over Bogus ‘Bias’ Complaints
7+ mon, 5+ day ago (807+ words) Imagine for a moment if Democratic members of Congress sent an identical letter to Fox News, demanding they explain their editorial choices on Israel coverage and turn over internal communications, source identities, and decision-making records. Comer would be on every…...
UK Court Ruling Leaves Wikipedia Facing Years Of Uncertainty Under Online Safety Act
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1000+ words) Two headlines walked into a UK courtroom: the BBC says "Wikipedia loses challenge," while the Guardian says "Wikipedia can challenge if the strictest rules apply." Annoyingly, both are true'and that split-screen is a perfect microcosm of what's wrong with the…...
Government Actually Threatens Wikipedia’s Editorial Freedom; Self-Proclaimed Free Speech Warriors Suddenly Have Other Plans
11+ mon, 5+ day ago (1693+ words) When Trump officials want to censor speech, they don't quite say "we want to censor speech" (after all, they pretend to be the party that "brought free speech back.") Instead, they find ways to threaten organizations by pretending it's got…...