Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA: Why we’re here and where we’re going

The Wikimedia Foundation’s mission is to support the communities of readers and contributors who share and consume information on Wikipedia and the other free-knowledge projects. Privacy and anonymity are crucial to the free sharing of knowledge. Mass surveillance erodes our privacy and individualism, and undermines our expressive and associational freedoms.

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Ten community-led projects awarded Project Grants

Project Grants support individuals, groups and organizations to implement new experiments and proven ideas, whether focused on building a new tool or gadget, organizing a better process on your wiki, researching an important issue, coordinating an editathon series or providing other support for community-building.

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Victory at the Fourth Circuit: Court of Appeals allows Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA to proceed

The decision marks an important victory for the privacy and free expression rights of Wikimedia users.

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The one true international language is translation

We may use English, but it’s not an international language that works everywhere for everyone.

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Spreading information in the Wikimedia world

We need to work to be open for participation for those who want to participate—and in the Wikimedia movement, that requires a lot of translation.

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Wikimedia Foundation receives $500,000 from the Craig Newmark Foundation and craigslist Charitable Fund to support a healthy and inclusive Wikimedia community

Grant supports development of more advanced tools for volunteers and staff to reduce harassing behavior on Wikipedia and block harassers from the site.

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Death, politics, and Vincent van Gogh: 2016 as seen through the lens of Wikipedia

Which English Wikipedia articles were edited most in 2016? Find out what captured editors' interests.

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Winning photos in world’s largest photography contest reveal a world of monuments—and the volunteers who love them

The top fifteen photos of Wiki Loves Monuments 2016 reveal a world of monuments, lovingly depicted by volunteers.

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Wikimania 2016 - group photo

Mailbag: Is Wikipedia related to WikiLeaks in any way? No.

Answering your questions about how Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation work with the facts behind the facts.

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Wikimedia Foundation files petition against decision to extend the ‘right to be forgotten’ globally

The Wikimedia Foundation has filed a petition with the French Supreme Court in support of access to knowledge.

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