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Jul 18

Behind every Wikimedia project is a global community working to make knowledge more accessible. And each year, those who make outstanding contributions are recognized. Join us as we celebrate the new Wikimedians of the Year at #Wikimania2022 – 11-14 August w.wiki/5U9F

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🌟 Free learning opportunity next week🌟

Common Carriers: Airlines, Railroads…and Online Platforms?

is hosting a free virtual event August 1st to explore how recent developments in Texas and Florida social media law might impact how online platforms regulate content. �?4pm PT/7pm ET 👋Register:

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This event aims to discuss a key question: Are internet companies �?common carriers’ of content?

Have you tried

's automatic way of searching for articles about locations near you?

@PopSci

explains how ⬇️

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4 apps you didn’t know could help you explore new destinations

Everyone can explore a place using a map app, but how about Wikipedia? Use that and other apps to find the hottest spots while traveling.

Jeff Elder

@JeffElder

Jul 21

Maryana Iskander may have the least-understood job in tech. She is both the CEO who oversees the sprawling world of

, and the humble leader of an #SF nonprofit, the

What does the CEO who oversees Wikipedia do? We ask her.

Foundation. Find out how it all works.

sfexaminer.com

Maryana Iskander may have one of the least-understood jobs in all of tech. As the chief executive officer of the Wikimedia Foundation, she oversees hundreds of thousands of volunteers and

Jul 25

We are excited to partner with

@54Narratives

in the launch of the AfroCreatives WikiProject, which aims to support and mobilize people in Africa to contribute to

Non-Profit Focused on African Creatives and African Cultural Soft Power Launches with AfroCreatives...

articles about the continent's creative economy. #AfroCreativesWiki

african.business

The Africa Narrative (TAN), a non-profit focused on supporting African creatives, today launches the AfroCreatives WikiProject, funded by the Wikimedia

Ruth Wong

@ruthgracewong

Jul 7

I got to 500 edits on Wikpiedia!! This is an exciting milestone, since it gives me some new powers, and I want to celebrate by sharing a bit about my experience and thoughts about gate-keeping

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Jul 24

�?�In October, the Wikimedia community from Central and Eastern Europe will have a chance to gather in person at the Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2022 in Ohrid, North Macedonia. Wikimedians from Central Asia are encouraged to participate too. Registration is open!

Announcing the Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2022

Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2022 logo (Credit: Kiril Simeonovski and Nikola Stojanoski, CC-BY-SA 4.0) After the previous two editions of the Wikimedia CEE Meeting took place online and the Wikimedia Foun…

Jul 23

Seven projects will be supported by the third edition of

@WikimediaDE

’s UNLOCK accelerator program (

@UNLOCK_Acc

), with a common goal of achieving more equitable access to knowledge, information, and data.

UNLOCK 2022: New ideas addressing knowledge equity

The UNLOCK program team is very excited to welcome passion-driven project teams with a social entrepreneurial spirit and a goal of achieving more equitable access to knowledge, information and data…

Wikimedia Foundation Earns Accreditation to the United Nations Economic and Social Affairs Council...

Jul 22

We congratulate the other NGOs which were also granted consultative status at ECOSOC:

@Inimoigused

(from Estonia),

@sams_usa

(US),

@Belhelcom

(Belarus), Non C'è Pace Senza Giustizia (Italy), and

(Sweden). (3/3)

“This UN accreditation enables Wikimedia to work directly with member states and other stakeholders to promote greater and more equitable access to free knowledge globally,” said

@AmandaKeton

, General Counsel for the Wikimedia Foundation. (2/3)

Through a historic vote yesterday, the Wikimedia Foundation was granted accreditation by the

@UN

Economic and Social Affairs Council (ECOSOC). (1/3)

wikimediafoundation.org

Through a historic vote on 21 July 2022, the Wikimedia Foundation was granted accreditation by the United Nations Economic and Social Affairs Council (ECOSOC). The Foundation thanks the cosponsors…

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From 11-14 August,

will bring together communities from all over the world to celebrate free knowledge. Check out how the upcoming festival is getting even more global with a regionally-focused approach. #Wikimania2022

The Wikimania Festival goes global

From 11-14 August, the Wikimania Festival will bring together communities from around the world to celebrate free and open access to knowledge. Using a regionally-focused approach, we hope to welco…

Jul 21

Por primera vez, los miembros de la comunidad en Venezuela podrán reunirse en persona durante #Wikimania2022. Las inscripciones están abiertas hasta el 25 de julio. Para más información, consulte

For the first time ever, community members in Venezuela will be able to come together in person for a local meeting during #Wikimania2022. Applications are open until 25 July. For more information, check out

and

Twice each year, we release a transparency report detailing requests we receive to alter or remove content from Wikimedia projects. Take a look at the report for July - December 2021: transparency.wikimedia.org

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Jul 20

“Wikipedians...are great detectives seeking out information and providing a conduit to knowledge.” Theater designer and Wikipedia editor Lisa Maule shares their experience leading edit-a-thons to close gender gaps in

Getting the arts �?wiki-fied’ through volunteer edit-a-thons

articles about the arts.

stuff.co.nz

Lisa Maule on making our performing arts heritage more accessible online.

Jul 19

La decisión final sobre la acreditación de una ONG recae sobre la membresía completa del ECOSOC. Esta resolución se someterá a consideración el 21 de julio. (5/5)

El Comité de ONG del ECOSOC ha bloqueado la acreditación de ONG que defienden los derechos humanos y la libertad de expresión por años. El Comité aprobó recientemente una moción de “no acción” para impedir que se sometieran a votación las solicitudes de las ONG. (4/5)

“Wikipedia es una herramienta vital para promover la educación, garantizar el acceso a información verificable y confiable, y avanzar en objetivos como el acceso global a la salud en regiones desatendidas del mundo”, dijo

@AmandaKeton

, Consejera General de

. (3/5)

El estatus de observador en el ECOSOC nos permitiría representar los intereses de las personas que contribuyen y leen la

La Fundación Wikimedia celebra el fuerte apoyo a la acreditación ante el ECOSOC de la ONU

y los otros proyectos de Wikimedia. (2/5)

Ayer, Estados Unidos, Italia, Suecia, y Estonia decidieron introducir una resolución solicitando al Consejo Económico y Social de

@ONU_es

(ECOSOC) que le conceda la acreditación a la Fundación Wikimedia y otras cinco ONG. (1/5)

wikimediafoundation.org

La Fundación Wikimedia le da la bienvenida a la decisión de ayer de los Estados Unidos, Italia, Suecia y Estonia para introducir, con amplio apoyo de todas las regiones de otros Estados miembros, u…

The ultimate decision on whether to accredit an NGO rests with the full membership of ECOSOC. This resolution will come up for consideration on 21 July. (5/5)

ECOSOC’s NGO Committee has blocked the accreditation of NGOs that stand up for human rights and freedom of expression for more than a decade. The Committee has recently approved a “no action” motion to prevent NGO applications from being brought up for a vote. (4/5)

“Wikipedia is a vital tool for promoting education, ensuring access to verifiable and reliable information, and advancing goals such as global health access in underserved regions of the globe,” said

@AmandaKeton

, General Counsel at the Wikimedia Foundation. (3/5)

ECOSOC observer status would allow us to represent the interest of contributors and readers of

Wikimedia Foundation welcomes strong support for accreditation to UN ECOSOC

and other Wikimedia projects. (2/5)

Yesterday, the US, Italy, Sweden, and Estonia decided to introduce a resolution asking the

@UN

's Economic and Social Affairs Council (ECOSOC) to grant accreditation to the Wikimedia Foundation and five other NGOs. (1/5)

wikimediafoundation.org

The Wikimedia Foundation welcomes yesterday’s decision of the United States, Italy, Sweden, and Estonia to introduce, with broad cross-regional support from other member states, a resolution asking…

What does the Wikimedia Foundation do? How does

Raju Narisetti on Wikipedia & the Mission To Take Free Knowledge to Every Person

tackle misinformation? How are my donations used? Our Board of Trustees member

@Raju

Narisetti talked with

@TheQuint

to answer these questions and more. Read the Q&A ⬇️

thequint.com

While it is one of the most popular websites, few stop to think about what it takes to keep Wikipedia running.

The Barassi Line: a globally unique divider splitting Australia's footy fans

Wikimedia Australia

@wm_au

Jul 15

Mapping the Barassi Line: a globally unique divider splitting Australia’s footy fans! An awesome write-up on the work of our inaugural Wikidata fellow

@TheOtherPRC

theconversation.com

In a country that has largely avoided political and cultural hyper-partisanship, the Barassi Line is perhaps our strongest sociographic dividing characteristic, and certainly novel globally.

craig newmark

@craignewmark

Jul 13

A new desktop experience on

is almost here. Some of the changes: a new user menu, a sticky header, and a redesigned table of contents. See them in action ⬇️

Our improved desktop Wikipedia experience is almost here. Get the latest updates.

Since 2019, the Web team at the Wikimedia Foundation has been working to create a better desktop experience for Wikipedia readers and community members, regardless of their language or location. Ou…

'Adopting typos' and other ways to edit Wikipedia

Jul 17

“What makes Wikipedia special, though, is not just how vast and wide-ranging it is, but also that anyone can edit and contribute its articles.”

@PopSci

reminds you that it is very simple to share free knowledge. Here are a few tips.

popsci.com

Anyone can edit Wikipedia, but it can be intimidating to think about joining such a huge project. Use these tips to get started and find what works for you.

UN Member States Should Accredit Blocked Human Rights Groups

Jul 17

“Opening the UN’s doors to six more rights groups would be a step in the right direction. But it’s only a start.“—

@loucharbon

on why

@wikimedia

and five other human rights organizations should be granted

@UN

consultative status next Thursday. On

@hrw

⬇️

hrw.org

United Nations member countries in the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) should vote next week to grant UN accreditation to six human rights organizations whose applications have been unfairly...