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Russia to create its own ‘reliable’ version of Wikipedia

Russia will create its own version of Wikipedia to allow citizens "detailed and reliable" information about the country, the presidential library revealed on Friday 14 November.Despite online...

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Wikipedia launches 2014 summary video using free clips and images

Wikipedia has released its first ever annual review video, creating a summary of 2014's highs and lows using fully-free content uploaded to the site by contributors.The three-minute video, commissioned...

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Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales on how The People’s Operator will shake up the...

You could be forgiven for not knowing what The People’s Operator (TPO) is. The mobile network quietly launched in 2012, claiming an industry first with a business model that not only lets customers...

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Wikipedia closes an account it asserts was likely used by Tory chairman Grant...

Wikipedia has blocked a contributor account investigators claim was operated by Conservative chairman Grant Shapps “or someone acting on his behalf” to edit rival’s entries, according to the Guardian.A...

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The Drum’s top ten tech disruptions of the week - Toshiba humanoids, Tidal...

It’s been a busy week in technology. Here The Drum has rounded up 10 of the top tech innovations that have been touted this week as capable of disrupting the world as we know it.1. NBA team the Atlanta...

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Grant Shapps claims ‘highly suspect’ Wikipedia deleted emails proving he...

Former Tory chairman Grant Shapps has hit out against Wikipedia after emails he claims could prove he did not edit his own Wiki page were deleted by the organisation.Shapps, who was widely thought to...

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Russia bans Wikipedia over cannabis article

Russian communications body Roskomnadzor has ordered all ISPs in the country to block access to Wikipedia, ostensibly over the appearance of an article on the Russian language version of the site...

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Profiteering 'Black Hat' Wikipedia edit group culled from site

A single “co-ordinated group” of ‘black hat’ editors operating 381 now-deleted user accounts took payments to handle the PR of certain companies, business people, or artists.Wikimedia Foundation...

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Need to know – The latest US media & marketing news: Twitter shake-up,...

Welcome all.Too busy to catch up on today's media and marketing news? Don't worry, we've done it for you.The White House has poached a Facebook executive to run its websites, more brands have joined...

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Jimmy Wales vows to 'not let Wikipedia become a PR platform'

The founder of Wikipedia has issued a call for volunteer editors to combat the whitewashing of its accounts by the PR industry.Speaking to the Times, Wales said the site is looking to bolster its...

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'Inmates started running the asylum' – Wikipedia founder says site...

One of the founders of Wikipedia has said the site has been "taken over by trolls" and likened the situation to "inmates running the asylum".Larry Sanger, credited with coming up with the Wikipedia...

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Screenwriter fails in bid to have Wikipedia delete her age

A German screenwriter’s legal bid to force Wikipedia to delete her age has failed, after a court pointed out that her date of birth had already been printed in one of her own books.Dr Evelyn Shels had...

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Wikipedia tasks an AI with catching low quality edits

The maintenance of Wikipedia requires such a high volume of human administrators to regulate content and edits that the site is now looking at introducing an AI to police adjustments.To help Wikipedia...

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Jimmy Wales doesn’t regret Wikipedia’s non-profit status as it celebrates its...

Jimmy Wales, the co-founder of Wikipedia, has said he doesn’t regret the website’s status as a non-profit despite the online encyclopedia to this day remaining one of the world’s most visited...

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Hacking group OurMine strikes next victim taking over Wikipedia co-founder...

Hacking group OurMine, the group behind a string of high-profile hacks including social media icons Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey, has taken over Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales’ Twitter account in...

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'We never made a promise we wouldn't run ads' - Wikipedia’s...

Online encyclopedia Wikipedia says it reached its December 2016 fundraising goal of $25 million in “record time.”The campaign is the biggest of the year and supports the operating budget for projects,...

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‘Generally unreliable’ Daily Mail culled from Wikipedia news sources

The Daily Mail, founded in 1896, has been seemingly discredited by online information database Wikipedia as an ‘unreliable’ source of news in a move that calls into question the publciation’s position...

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MailOnline guarantees brands ‘one million views’ for each video in new...

MailOnline has launched a new sponsored video player that will sit within its sidebar feed, offering brands a prime time slot to reach the Mail’s huge online audience, with targeting capabilities in...

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Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales leads fake news fightback with Wikitribune

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has assumed a lead role in the battle against ‘fake news’ by launching a new crowdfunded online publication which will pair paid journalists with volunteer...

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Gadgette's Holly Brockwell joins Jimmy Wales' Wikitribune

Wikitribune, Jimmy Wales' new platform that intends to fight the issue of fake news, has appointed Holly Brockwell, editor-in-chief of Gadgette, as it's first journalist. Brockwell, who is based in...

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