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Wikimedia Foundation sues NSA and DoJ over secret surveillance program

Wikimedia Foundation has filed a lawsuit against the National Security Agency alleging its mass surveillance program violates US laws on…

10 years ago

Russia to develop alternative Wikipedia

Russia is planning to develop an alternative version of the Wikipedia, the presidential library has announced. A statement said the…

10 years ago

Wikipedia bans US Congress edits

Wikipedia has imposed a ban on page edits from computers at the US House of Representatives, following "persistent disruptive editing".…

10 years ago

Cressida Bonas should get her own Wikipedia entry

Looking for a Wikipedia entry of Cressida Bonas?   Cressida is an alum of Leeds University and the Laban Conservatoire…

11 years ago

Wikipedia edit wars

A new research suggests that Wikipedia articles about former US President George W. Bush and anarchism are the most hotly…

11 years ago

Bicholim Conflict: fictitious war for Goan independence that fooled Wikipedia for five years

“Bicholim Conflict” was voted a “good article” - a Wikipedia badge of honor - and sat happily on the online…

12 years ago

2012 Wikipedia most searched articles

A study of 2012's most read Wikipedia articles reveals striking differences in what proved popular across the different language versions…

12 years ago

David Petraeus and Paula Broadwell: anonymous Wikipedia editor tried to reveal CIA chief’s affair in January

An anonymous Wikipedia editor may have tried to reveal General David Petraeus's extramarital affair with his biographer Paula Broadwell back…

12 years ago

Richard O’Dwyer’s extradition crisis over copyright infringement claims

Many people especially in the UK will have heard and read about 24yr old Sheffield Hallam University student Richard O’Dwyer’s…

12 years ago

Philip Roth rebukes Wikipedia over The Human Stain edit

American novelist Philip Roth has criticized Wikipedia after he was unable to convince the site to change an entry about…

12 years ago

Wikipedia locks Mitt Romney page entries

The Wikipedia pages dedicated to US presidential candidate Mitt Romney and other members of the Republican Party who may run…

12 years ago

Wikipedia goes down after two cables were cut in Florida

Wikipedia was knocked offline on Monday due to two accidentally cut cables near a data centre in Florida. The online…

12 years ago

Six in ten articles on Wikipedia contain inaccuracies

A new research has found that up to six in ten articles on Wikipedia contain inaccuracies. The number of factual…

13 years ago

Encyclopaedia Britannica ends its printed edition after 244 years of tradition

Reference book firm Encyclopaedia Britannica has decided to stop publishing its famous and weighty 32-volume print edition after 244 years…

13 years ago

Wikipedia will black out its website for 24 h on January 18 in protest over SOPA bill

Wikipedia announced that will black out its website on Wednesday to protest against anti-piracy legislation under consideration in Congress. Wikipedia…

13 years ago