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Wikipedia loses challenge against UK Online Safety Act rules

A High Court ruling in the UK has quashed Wikipedia’s attempt to overturn part of the country’s divisive Online Safety Act. Judges dismissed the Wikimedia Foundation’s challenge to rules that could place the online encyclopaedia under the law’s strictest category of regulation.

Euronews

Wikipedia pauses AI summary experiment after editors say it 'would do immediate and irreversible harm to our readers and to our reputation as a decently trustworthy and serious source'

The Wikipedia community appears less than pleased with AI integration efforts to date.

PC Gamer

‘Not court’s duty to tell media to take down this or that’: SC rejects ANI’s plea to remove Wikipedia page

The Supreme Court of India on Friday set aside a Delhi High Court order requiring the removal of a Wikipedia page detailing a defamation lawsuit filed by ANI against Wikimedia Foundation, LiveLaw reported.

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Wikipedia challenging UK law it says exposes it to ‘manipulation and vandalism’

Wikimedia Foundation seeks judicial review of some requirements of Online Safety Act it claims may endanger safety of volunteer editors

The Guardian - UK

Wikipedia launches legal challenge against UK Government

New requirements could see more ‘bad content’ on Wikipedia, its owners warn

The Independent UK

Delhi High Court orders Wikipedia to remove edits on ANI page

The Delhi High Court has passed an interim order directing Wikimedia Foundation to takedown the alleged defamatory statements made on a Wikipedia page about news agency Asian News International, Bar and Bench reported.

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‘The question is about freedom of media’: SC issues notice to ANI after Wikipedia plea

The Supreme Court today issued a notice to news agency ANI while hearing a plea filed by Wikipedia. Wikipedia’s parent organisation, Wikimedia Foundation, had approached the apex court after the Delhi High Court last year ordered it to take down a specific page on ANI’s defamation case against Wikipedia.

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‘Prima facie contemptuous’: HC orders takedown of Wikipedia page on ANI defamation suit

Terming it “prima facie contemptuous”, the Delhi High Court has ordered the takedown of a Wikipedia page on ANI’s defamation suit against Wikimedia Foundation which hosts the platform, LiveLaw reported.

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Explained: What’s ANI vs Wikipedia legal battle all about?

ANI has lodged a lawsuit of Rs 2 crore against US-based non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia, for “allowing misleading, negative, and defamatory” edits on their Wikipedia page.

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NPR names tech executive Katherine Maher to lead in turbulent era

Incoming NPR CEO Katherine Maher has a background in tech and world affairs. She says the network's mission fits neatly with her advocacy of the free flow of information in expanding democracy.

WEKU

Here are the 25 most-viewed articles on Wikipedia in 2023

English Wikipedia raked in more than 84 billion views this year, according to numbers released Tuesday by the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit behind the free, publicly edited online encyclopedia.

WEKU

BBC gets fresh summons over Modi documentary

Delhi’s Rohini Court on July 7 issued fresh notices to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Wikimedia Foundation and U.S.-based digital library Internet Archive in a defamation case over the two-part documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi

The Hindu

Delhi court summons BBC, Wikimedia Foundation and Internet Archive over ‘defamation’

Hearing a defamation case by a BJP leader, a Delhi court on Wednesday issued summons to the BBC over the banned documentary India: The Modi Question.

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Majority of Wikipedia editors are still men - so how is the online encyclopaedia addressing the issue?

The decade-long mission to broaden participation on the site has yielded results - but Alys Key examines why progress is still slow.

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SCOTUS Says Domestic Spying Is Too Secret To Be Challenged in Court

Officials shield government abuses from litigation by claiming “national security.” The Supreme Court declined to weigh in.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan blocks Wikipedia citing ‘sacrilegious’ content

Regulator says the website had until late Friday to heed its warning about ‘sacrilegious content’.

Bangkok Post

Wikipedia Middle East editors ban shows risks for creators

BEIRUT: Rights groups have accused the Saudi Arabian government of "infiltrating" and seeking to control Wikipedia, after the Wikimedia Foundation banned 16 users for engaging in "conflict of interest editing" in the Middle East and North Africa.

Reuters

Russia fines Wikimedia Foundation over Ukraine war entries

A Russian court on Tuesday fined Wikipedia owner Wikimedia Foundation 2 million roubles ($32,600) over articles relating to the Ukraine war, the head of the foundation's Russia chapter told Reuters.

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A ragtag community is keeping this aughts Wikipedia gadget alive

The WikiReader, a single-purpose gadget that holds all 6.5 million articles on English Wikipedia, launched in 2009.

The Hindu

No summons from Indian government over Arshdeep Singh’s Wikipedia page, says Wikimedia Foundation

The Foundation that runs Wikipedia has received an email from the IT Ministry enquiring about the incident in which Indian cricketer Arshdeep Singh’s Wikipedia page was vandalised

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No, India didn’t ‘summon’ Wikipedia over Arshdeep edits. It asked for information within 24 hours

Contrary to an Economic Times report early on Monday, India’s ministry of electronics and information technology has not “summoned” any Wikipedia executives over vandalised pages.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia to Punish Wikimedia Foundation over Ukraine Conflict ‘Fakes’

Russia's communications watchdog said on Wednesday it was taking steps to punish the Wikimedia Foundation, which hosts online encyclopedia Wikipedia, for violating Russian law around the conflict in Ukraine. In a statement, Roskomnadzor said that Wikipedia still hosted "prohibited materials, including fakes about the course of the special military operation…

Reuters

Russia to punish Wikimedia Foundation over Ukraine conflict 'fakes'

Reuters

Wikipedia fights Russian order to remove Ukraine war information

The Wikimedia Foundation, which owns Wikipedia, has filed an appeal against a Moscow court decision demanding that it remove information related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, arguing that people have a right to know the facts of the war.

Reuters

Russian court says Google, Wikipedia face fines over 'fake' content

A Russian court has threatened U.S. Internet giant Google and Wikipedia owner Wikimedia Foundation with fines for failing to delete what it said was "fake" information about the Ukraine conflict, Interfax news agency reported on Friday.

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