Wikipedia
Every article on Wikipedia. The Internet encyclopedia was co-founded in 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sangler. It is a community-based platform where users can edit and add articles. It is owned and supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation based in San Francisco, California.
The latest articles around Wikipedia
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How to decentralize social media, according to Wikipedia’s co-founder
The problem about social media is that it is centralized. Centralization empowers massive corporations and governments to steal our privacy and restrict our speech and autonomy. What should exist are neutral, technical standards and protocols, like the standards and protocols ...
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Wikipedia co-founder blocked from his Wikipedia account [Update: False alarm!]
Update: Turns out it was a simple misunderstanding. Larry Sanger told TNW he accidentally logged in with the wrong username of and older account. Wikipedia spokesperson said the older account had been inactive for some time (about 10 years) and was blocked by volunteer administrators ...
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'Devil's Triangle' Wikipedia entry edited by anonymous Congressional staffer during Kavanaugh hearing
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh today met with the Senate Judiciary Committee to discuss allegations of sexual assault and attempted rape. His accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, testified before members of the committee to tell her story, one that included allegations that Kavanaugh, ...
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Decentralized Wikipedia rival ditches Ethereum to launch on the EOS blockchain
Everipedia is the decentralized internet's new encyclopaedia, now live on EOS - despite developers admitting its blockchain ...
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'Bitcoin' was the 9th most read article on Wikipedia in 2017
Gone are the days when you had to personally break down the concept of Bitcoin to your less informed friends and family. ...
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Wikipedia co-founder's 8,000-word essay on how to build a better Wikipedia
The knowledge blockchain I fell into my mission by accident — it certainly seemed like an accident that Wikipedia took off as successfully as it did. It might have been what we wanted and planned for, but that it did take off was as much a surprise to me as anyone. Anyway, Wikipedia’s ...
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YouTube turns to Wikipedia to help debunk conspiracy theories spreading on its platform
For years, YouTube has been plagued with videos that spread hoaxes, hateful speech, and all manner of misinformation. Its ...
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Wikipedia's no-cost version for people without mobile data plans is dead
The Wikimedia Foundation has killed off Wikipedia Zero, an initiative to deliver the online encyclopedia at no charge to ...
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Wikipedia co-founder wants to put the world’s knowledge on the blockchain
Wikipedia co-founder Dr. Larry Sanger today announced he was joining Everipedia and its efforts to put the world's largest ...
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Forget what your school says, MIT research proves Wikipedia is a source for science
A pair of researchers from MIT and University of Pittsburgh conducted research to determine how big an influence Wikipedia ...
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This website turns Wikipedia into a beautiful pixel art text adventure
One creative developer and game designer has built an interactive Wikipedia experience that turns the popular encyclopedia ...
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China is getting its own state-sponsored Wikipedia next year
The Chinese government is building its own online encyclopedia that's set to launch in 2018 - and it's hiring 20,000 people ...
