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Articles tagged: State actors
[edit] In the media Propaganda and photos, lunatics and a lunar backup
2023-11-20
Comic-con, Media summit, and a classic!
Special report Legal status of Wikimedia projects "unclear" under potential European legislation
2023-02-04
WMF issues salvo in latest battles of the Posting Wars
Section 230 Twenty-six words that created the internet, and the future of an encyclopedia
2023-02-04
Section 230 before the Supreme Court in two cases, with broad implications for the web.
Disinformation report Missed and Dissed
2022-11-28
Are government goons prowling our fair encyclopedia?
In the media Editor given three-year sentence, big RfA makes news, Guy Standing takes it sitting down
2022-06-26
Belarusian Mark Bernstein to serve 36 months of "home chemistry" for unapproved posting, Slate covers historically large adminship bid, UBI economist with goofy infobox caption thinks it's funny.
In the media A net loss: Wikipedia attacked, closing off Russia? welcoming back Turkey?
2019-09-30
The internet may not be as stable as it seems
News and notes WMF staff turntable continues to spin; Endowment gets more cash; RfA continues to be a pit of steely knives
2019-01-31
Venezuelan woes, and Arbitrator GorillaWarfare explains WMF tumult in post on Wikipediocracy
In the media Court-ordered article redaction, paid editing, and rock stars
2018-12-01
Real-world news competes with the usual celeb fascination for Wikipedia's commentators.
In the media Russia temporarily blocks Wikipedia
2015-08-26
The Russian Wikipedia is blocked, more blocks may be on the on the horizon.
In the media Turkish Wikipedia censorship; "Can Wikipedia survive?"; PR editing
2015-06-24
The Hürriyet Daily News reports that the Turkish Wikipedia has posted banners on the top of the encyclopedia to warn users that a number of articles are being blocked by the Turkish government.
News and notes Foundation takes aim at undisclosed paid editing; Greek Wikipedia editor faces down legal challenge
2014-02-19
The Wikimedia Foundation has proposed to modify the Wikimedia projects' Terms of use to specifically ban undisclosed paid editing. ... Dimitris Liourdis, a lawyer in training who moonlights as an administrator on the Greek Wikipedia, is embroiled in a legal dispute with a Greek politician over alleged edits made to his Wikipedia article.
In the media China blocks secure version of Wikipedia
2013-06-05
An article on TheNextWeb.com says that the Chinese Government has effectively blocked Wikipedia by cutting off access to the HTTP Secure (https) "workaround", almost completely cutting off access to those in China.
News and notes French intelligence agents threaten Wikimedia volunteer
2013-04-08
Last Friday, the Wikimedia movement awoke to news that one of their number—Rémi Mathis, a French volunteer editor—had been summoned to the offices of the interior intelligence service DCRI and threatened with criminal charges and fines if he did not delete an article on the French Wikipedia about a radio station used by the French military.
Special report Lawsuit filed against two Wikipedians
2012-09-10
Two Wikipedians set to face jury trial : In dramatic events that came to light last week, two English Wikipedia volunteers—Doc James (James Heilman) and Wrh2 (Ryan Holliday)—are being sued in the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Internet Brands, the owner of Wikitravel.com. Both Wikipedians have also been volunteer Wikitravel editors (and in Holliday's case, a volunteer administrator). IB's complaints focus on both editors' encouragement of their fellow Wikitravel volunteers to migrate to a proposed non-commercial travel guidance site that would be under the umbrella of the WMF.
News and notes Russian Wikipedia shuts down to fight censorship threat; E3 team and new tools; Wikitravel proposal bogged down
2012-07-09
Russian Wikipedia blackout; WMF tools; Wikitravel proposal revisited: A protest against Russian State Duma Bill 89417-6, a draconian internet censorship bill. "Today, the Wikipedia community protests against censorship as a threat to free knowledge that is open to all mankind. We ask that you oppose this bill."