For the past 16 years, Steven Pruitt has been writing and editing articles—including hundreds on influential women to help close the site's gender gap.
In all he has made over three million edits, more than any other English-language editor.
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Digital rights activists and civil society organizations have directly and indirectly given so much to the Wikimedia movement.
That's why we are announcing support for four events: #DRIF22, , , and one w/ . ⬇️
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#AfroEcoFact: #Kenyan #environmentalist #WangarĩMaathai was the first #AfricanWoman to win the #Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her "contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace." Learn more. Join the community working on her #Wikipedia page! #Earthday
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🛥️El marco de la campaña #WikiPorlosDDHH, este año con especial foco en el derecho a un ambiente sano, junto a y hicimos un recorrido por el Riachuelo para tener registros libres y mejorar contenido en
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Learn more about our new partnership with , a podcast collaboration to bring and free knowledge to Arabic-speaking audiences across the Middle East and North Africa. (2/2)
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You may already know Bollywood, the Indian Hindi-language film industry. In the first episode of the Manbet podcast by , discover Nollywood – the Nigerian film industry, the second largest producer of movies in the world. 🎧 (1/2)
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The Research team shares a new roadmap for knowledge gaps research! With:
👉Plans for research on identifying, measuring, and addressing Wikimedia knowledge gaps
👉Guiding principles for knowledge gaps research
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What do you know about the Annual Plan? Don't miss out on it as we engage on the Hour episode 12! Date: 22nd April 2022. Time: 4pm UTC. Details:bit.ly/WikiAfricaHour #Wiki #WikiAfrica #WikiAfricaHour #Wikipedia #Wikimedia #Wikimedia2030
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This month, downloads of the Russian Wikipedia on the Kiwix platform grew more than 4,000% compared to the first half of January. Given this scenario, created a tutorial in Spanish to demonstrate how Kiwix works.
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April 22 is #Earthday! Join us as we celebrate the planet all week, highlight some Afro-eco-facts and activities in the / environmental community! It's #AfroCROWD #Earthweek!
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4 months into her CEO job, what has been up to? What's she currently working on? What plans does she have for the movement? Find out on Hour episode 12. Date:22nd April 2022, UTC. Details:w.wiki/3E6L #Wiki #WikiAfricaHour
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On International Women's Day, the Wikimedians of UAE User Group held their first-ever edit-a-thon at the iconic House of Wisdom library. Read their story ⬇️
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Some places look like scenes from a storybook. Whether you love a picturesque image, or a gritty postmodern one, we'd love you to enter #WikiLovesAfrica's annual #photocontest. Theme: Home & Habitat. Deadline 30th April 2022.�?� bit.ly/wla22_enter
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Environmental information gaps and narratives delay decisions, and hurt the ability for communities around the world to adapt to environmental crises. You can help us now by joining the #WikiForHumanRights campaign: meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiForHu
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.@sadads of @Wikimedia weighed in in our #ClimateDisinformation chat on #TwitterSpaces. He says climate content is big on Wikipedia, and stressed that narratives of confusion in one language can easily drift into other languages.
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Is online gender-based violence being tackled in the Caribbean?
Check out and contribute to the #DigiCariRights article on , and help us fill the info-gap: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_r
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📌 Aún puedes sumarte a este taller formativo gratuito donde aprenderás la importancia de las imágenes y su contexto en Internet.
Se entregará certificado.
👉 Inscríbete en bit.ly/1pic1artCL
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This is a photograph of the Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was chosen as the winner of 2021, the largest photography competition in the world.
See all 15 winners: w.wiki/3Y5x
📷 Donatas Dabravolskas, CC BY-SA 4.0
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🇧🇷 And the winner of #WikiLovesMonuments 2021 is Donatas Dabravolskas with this wonderful photo of Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading in #Brazil. Great shot for a spot often crowded by tourists.
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#monuments #wikipedia #WorldHeritageDay2022
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�? 💻¿Cómo se construye cultura visual en Internet? Hablamos con la museóloga Nicole González, coordinadora del proyecto #1pic1art en Chile, un taller gratuito que busca mejorar el contenido visual de . 🎧�?�Escucha el #Wikicafé en #Spotify, #Deezer y #ApplePodcasts
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Winners of Wiki Loves Monuments 2021 are about to be announced! As usual, we will start with honorable mentions (25-16 places) followed by the top 15. Stay tuned!
#wikepdia #monuments
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“The magic of this work is not that information is accessible to all, but that all are invited to contribute to the sum of human knowledge.”
Our CEO, , on as one of society's best answers to misinformation, via ⬇️
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A new space for open conversations about our Movement Strategy: Meet WIKIMOVE, a podcast series by . On the first episode, guests and discuss the “Knowledge as a Service” pillar.
Listen and subscribe ⬇️
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If you ever had a teacher telling you not to use your smartphone in class, take a look. 📵
A new study shows students with restricted access to via smartphones after school and on weekends improved their exam scores. Read on .
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“Wikipedia is a roadmap for co-operation and collaboration at scale,” writes in .
Read why he believes “the fact that Wikipedia remains an anchor for consensus reality seems worthy of close study.” 👉🏽 prospectmagazine.co.uk/columns/how-wi
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"Considerations for Multilingual #Wikipedia Research" what differences might arise between different language editions of Wikipedia and how does this affect multilingual machine learning models?
( and , accepted at 2022)
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WE DID A BIG THING...or 3 big things.
We're sponsoring events around the world that will help us give back to the larger community of digital rights activists and civil society orgz that advocate for regulations that support human rights online.
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This Thursday at 14:00 UTC ➡️ Join us for a discussion on the importance of information about human rights and the environment on .
RSVP for the #WikiForHumanRights live event with and ⬇️
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That’s a wrap! 23 000 words of notability added for #WomenInSTEMM at our #EditAThon last week �?� and we are still counting....
All thanks to the women who joined us, support of & expertise 🙏
Enjoy the highlights 🤩 vimeo.com/698395861
#FWonWiki
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COMING UP: #WikiForHumanRights Launch Webinar
Join , and for a live discussion on the importance of information on about #HumanRights and the environment, featuring .
📅 14 April, 2 p.m. UTC
More info➡️ w.wiki/4$yi
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Wikipedia is not the only “wiki” out there. There are dozens of websites that use a wiki model — but they do not all function the same.
Discover the origins of the word “wiki” and how works with .
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Over 72,000 images have been submitted by competitors from up to 53 countries since the first took place in 2014.
The 2022 edition's theme is Home and Habitat. Join the competition: wikilovesafrica.net
📷 Mouseawale88, CC BY-SA 4.0
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We’d a truly wonderful convo surrounding climate misinformation with of , of & of & host . Thanks to our contributors & to all of you who listened. To listen back to the full space:
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In one hour ➡️ Our Senior Program Strategist speaks about climate disinformation with and on a panel discussion hosted by . Tune in and listen to their Twitter Space chat.
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If you have an idea for a project that breaks down social and technical barriers preventing access to free knowledge, has news for you! Applications are open for the UNLOCK accelerator program.
Apply by 29 May!
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The wondrous account is for anyone who needs "a special, nerdy love language," according to one fan.
Our Director of Brand calls 's creation "an after-hours tour of the best of Wikipedia."
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We are excited to see what and accomplish on with Hidden Voices, "an initiative aimed at reducing the gender data gap on digital platforms." ⬇️
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WE DID IT! 🥳🎉👏👏👏
Proud of the team at and our partners at and more for working to ensure we #KeepItOn in Russia
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NEW: @USTreasury exempts internet communication services from US sanctions against Russia.
This is exactly what @accessnow @hrw @EFF @article19org & 50+ global, regional & local orgs & individuals from Russia, Ukraine, etc. have been asking for 1/
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WikiForHumaRights: Right to a Healthy Environment 2022. Join and I as we bring this event to Nairobi 🇰🇪 . We are joining colleagues around the globe 🌎 to make sure that everyone has access to Neutral, fact-based and current information around our
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You can help to make the connection between human rights and the environment more accessible ➡️ Join the #WikiForHumanRights launch live event with speakers , , , and on 14 April.
Register ⬇️
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