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Fresh blow to Adani after Wikipedia claims entries on group manipulated

In its report, The Signpost alleged that over 40 sock puppets or undeclared paid editors created or revised 9 articles on the Adani family and their businesses

Wikipedia ban shows attempts by Pak authorities to restrict internet access

The Wikipedia ban in Pak shows the inconsistent and recurring attempts by authorities to restrict internet access, a concerning pattern that undermines the country's nascent knowledge economy

Pakistan lifts ban on Wikipedia after PM orders immediate restoration

Pakistan has lifted the ban on the online encyclopedia, Wikipedia after the country's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to restore it

Pak blocks Wikipedia, says it hurt Muslim sentiments, critics slam the move

Pakistan's media regulator said Monday it blocked Wikipedia services in the country for hurting Muslim sentiment by not removing purportedly blasphemous content from the site. Critics denounced Islamabad's action, saying it was a blow to digital rights. Under Pakistan's controversial blasphemy laws, anyone found guilty of insulting Islam or its figures can be sentenced to death, although the country has yet to carry out capital punishment for blasphemy. But even allegations of the offense are often enough to provoke mob violence and even deadly attacks. International and domestic rights groups say that accusations of blasphemy have often been used to intimidate religious minorities and settle personal scores. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority says it blocked Wikipedia because a 48-hour deadline to remove the content was ignored, according to a spokesperson. Such things hurt the sentiments of Muslims, said Malahat Obaid, from the regulator. She said Pakistani authorities were

Wikimedia Foundation urges Pakistan to restore access to Wikipedia

The Foundation received a notification from the PTA on February 1, 2023, stating "the services of Wikipedia have been degraded for 48 hours" for failure to remove content from site deemed "unlawful"

Wikipedia blocked in Pakistan on account of blasphemous content: Report

Pakistan has blocked Wikipedia after the website refused to remove offensive or blasphemous material, according to a media report on Saturday. The blacklisting of Wikipedia comes days after the Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) degraded Wikipedia services for 48 hours, threatening to block it if the content deemed blasphemous' was not deleted, The News newspaper reported. When a PTA spokesperson was contacted late on Friday night and inquired about the blocking of Wikipedia, the official confirmed that yes it had been blocked, it reported. On the instruction of the high court, the PTA degraded disrupting and slowing access to the encyclopedia website for 48 hours because there was blasphemous content on it. Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia, created and edited by volunteers around the world and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. The PTA spokesperson stated that Wikipedia was approached for blocking/removal of the said content by issuing a notice. An opportunity for a hear

Online sources such as Wikipedia not completely dependable: SC

Online sources such as Wikipedia are based on a crowd sourced and user generated editing model that is not completely dependable and can promote misleading information, the Supreme Court has said. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Vikram Nath said it acknowledged the utility of the platforms that provide free access to knowledge across the globe but also cautioned against using such sources for legal dispute resolution. "We say so for the reason that these sources, despite being a treasure trove of knowledge, are based on a crowd sourced and user generated editing model that is not completely dependable in terms of academic veracity and can promote misleading information as has been noted by this court on previous occasions also," the bench said on Tuesday. The apex court said courts and adjudicating authorities should endeavour to persuade counsels to rely on more reliable and authentic sources. The observations came in a judgment in a case regarding the correct classification

Wikipedia introduces new features to enhance user experience: Details here

Users can see how many pageviews the articles they changed have received in the 'impact' area on the newcomers page, to get a feel of the impact they're having

Write, edit, verify: Everything you need to know about how Wikipedia works

Wikipedia was founded by Jimmy Wales in 2001 and is largely supported by the Wikimedia Foundation

MeitY may summon Wikipedia execs over false entries to Arshdeep's page

Wikipedia's guidelines say that Wikipedia entries cannot be cited as reliable in other Wikipedia entries

Govt summons Wikipedia execs after Arshdeep Singh's page entry changed

Wikipedia's page entry of India cricket team bowler Arshdeep Singh was changed to reflect an association with Khalistan

'Losing objectivity': Elon Musk slams Wikipedia over 'recession' page

After Wikipedia suspended the editing of the "recession" page, tech billionaire Elon Musk slammed co-founder Jimmy Wales and said the platform is "losing its objectivity".

Wikipedia's business model: Why the website often appeals for funds

Much of the funding comes in dribs and drabs from small donations made by millions of users

Wikimedia Foundation discontinues accepting cryptocurrencies as donation

The WMF began accepting Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash and Ethereum donations in 2014

Top Wikipedia editor arrested for editing articles on Russian invasion

Prominent Wikipedia editor Mark Bernstein has been detained in Belarus for editing Wikipedia articles about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Monetising content

Wikipedia's new initiative will make it more sustainable

Myanmar blocks Wikipedia in all languages, internet suspended: NetBlocks

NetBlocks also informed that internet services in the country had been blacked out for the past six days

Wikipedia introduces new code of conduct to address harassment, fake news

Wikipedia has introduced a first-of-its-kind Universal Code of Conduct that expands on the project's existing policies to address negative behaviour and harassment on the site

Google to use Wikipedia for reliable information on Search results

Google will now show next to most results a menu icon, that people can tap to learn more about the result or feature and where the information is coming from

India tells Wikipedia to remove link showing wrong map of Jammu and Kashmir

This matter was flagged by a Twitter user through a tweet calling upon the government to take strict action