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Tech Executives Face Prison For Online Safety Breaches
UK Government reaches agreement with Conservative MPs who had sought to amend the controversial Online Safety Bill
Wikimedia Denies ‘Infiltration’ By Saudi Spies
Wikimedia Foundation denies Wikipedia was infiltrated by Saudi agents after report by Middle East human rights groups
Russia Threatens Wikipedia With Fines Over ‘False Information’
Despite global outrage at evidence of Russian war crimes in Bucha, Wikipedia is warned to remove 'false' information about Ukraine invasion
Wikipedia Bans Seven Chinese Users Citing ‘Infiltration’
Wikimedia Foundation bans seven users in China for 'infiltration of Wikimedia systems' that has resulted in 'physical harm' of users
Turkey Lifts Wikipedia Ban After Nearly Three Years
Ban on Wikipedia in Turkey for nearly three years has ended after freedom of expression ruling from country's Constitutional Court
Wikipedia Website Knocked Offline By DDoS Attack
Outage for Wikipedia website last week after DDoS attack on the online encyclopaedia
Tales In Tech History: Microsoft Encarta
Microsoft Encarta started life as a CD-ROM based digital multimedia encyclopedia, but the Web eventually led to its demise
Wikipedia Encryption ‘Has Decreased Censorship’ Thanks To HTTPS
Wikipedia's move to encrypt the entire site has led countries to take a more hands-off approach with regard to censorship, a Harvard study finds
Google Fights Fake News With Feedback Tools In Search
Users will now be able to flag offensive, harmful and misleading Google Search results
Wikipedia Brings In AI Editor
Wikipedia entries to face scrutiny from artificial intelligence tool in order to ease editor workload
Jimmy Wales: Good Luck Trying To Stop Wikipedia Doing What It Wants
Wikipedia's co-founder says ECJ's dismissal of the safe harbour agreement won't impact his company, but will be a nightmare for Facebook
Jimmy Wales: Get Encrypted, Or Face The Consequences
Wikipedia founder calls for better security for everyone, and an end to censorship
Jimmy Wales: London Is Better For Tech Than ‘Dreadful’ Silicon Valley
Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales says London's cultural assets make it a better place to live than Silicon Valley but wants capital to have a tech commnity
Wikimedia Foundation Sues NSA Over Internet Surveillance
The operator of Wikipedia said it hopes to rein in the NSA's mass Internet surveillance operations
Wikipedia Entry Faces Google ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ Removal
Are Google's worst fears about “right to be forgotten” requests coming to fruition, with Wikipedia entry removal?
Is Crimea Part Of Russia? Internet Companies Offer Conflicting Answers
Yandex says 'yes', Facebook and VKontakte say 'no', Wikipedia changes its mind
Wikipedia Bans 250 Users Paid For Edits
Wikipedia infuriated by mass sockpuppetry
Wikipedia Crew Plotting Anti-NSA Snooping Security Boost
Wikimedia Foundation says it appears to have been “specifically targeted by XKeyscore” NSA surveillance tool
Cash For Posts Scandal Whacks Wikipedia
The world’s favourite online encyclopaedia loses its innocence
Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales Is Ready To Fight Snooper’s Charter
Wikipedia could encrypt all connections to the UK
Wikipedia Outage Caused By Cut Cable
Wikipedia is wondering why its network provider's resiliency measures didn't work
Jimmy Wales Calls On Government To Halt O’Dwyer Extradition
The Wikipedia founder backs the fight against Richard O'Dwyer's extradition with a petition
Monmouth Transformed Into ‘Wikipedia Town’
A small market town in Wales has been transformed into a so called 'Wikipedia Town'
Wikipedia Warns On Browser Malware
Wikipedia says it doesn't run ads from for-profit firms so those seeing them are likely to be infected with malware
Jimmy Wales Backs Government Scheme To Free Academic Research
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales will help get government-backed research freely available online
Jimmy Wales To Become UK Government Transparency Tsar
Wikipedia founder will advise the government on transparency and crowdsourcing
‘Wikapedia’ And ‘Twtter’ Typosquatters Fined £100,000 Each
UK watchdog PhonepayPlus fines two companies promoting competitions on misspelled domain names
Orange promises free Wikipedia in Africa and the Middle East
Wikipedia Reveals Official Android App
Wikipedia has quietly launched a free Android app that allows users to read, share and search for articles