Wikipedia’s Owners Mismanage Launch of Enhanced Account Security Features
On May 20, the Wikimedia Foundation, which oversees Wikipedia, announced new security measures for certain high-access users following a hacking event that affected over 35,000 accounts. However, the foundation had to rescind these requirements when it realized it couldn’t adequately inform those impacted about the new security protocols, leading to a delay in their implementation. […]
Wikipedia’s Parent Foundation CEO to Resign After Ed Martin Raises Tax Exemption Concerns
Mariana Iskander, the CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation, which operates Wikipedia, has reportedly stepped down. This announcement comes just two weeks after allegations surfaced accusing the foundation of breaching its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status by allowing misinformation from foreign sources to proliferate on its platform. Iskander has indicated she will continue in her role for a […]
Trump DOJ takes aim at Wikipedia’s tax-exempt status over alleged violations, ‘propaganda’
The Trump administration is working to ensure that federal funding and tax-free status complies with federal law and policies. Not long after that putting Medical journals awaken the medical journals that receive funding from the National Institutes of Health over their alleged bias, Edward Martin Jr. Trump appointed US lawyers for the District of Columbia […]
Twisting the truth: Wikipedia’s ongoing misinformation war
For over a decade I have discussed with Wikipedia curators about biographical sketches covering my life and work. Every time the agent or I correct any false or defamatory details, the false information reappears within a few weeks – often with even more distortion. My friend who helped me with this thankful effort suggests that […]
‘We’re writing history’: Spanish women tackle Wikipedia’s gender gap | Wikipedia
PGathered in the back room of a feminist bookstore in Madrid, 17 women hunched over laptops, passing around snacks, chatting and laughing, the sounds of typing punctuated by thunderous applause, each time marking a milestone in the group’s steady push to close perhaps one of the world’s most pervasive gender gaps. Just under a fifth […]