Judges could be manipulated by Wikipedia articles, MIT study warns
Litigants could game Wikipedia to influence legal decisions, according to new research. A study led by Neil Thompson from MIT’s…
Wikipedia Articles Sway Some Legal Judgments
In 2005, the Irish Supreme Court ruled in favor of a woman who sued a landowner for compensation in 1997…
Meta wants to fix broken Wikipedia citations for good
Wikipedia may be the go-to resource on almost everything these days, but according to Meta, it’s filled with dodgy, inaccurate…
Wikipedia turns to surprising ally in fight against misinformation: Meta
Wikipedia is a unique fountain of free knowledge, but the world’s most popular encyclopaedia isn’t always accurate. The site’s crowdsourced…
Wikipedia Editors Are Ready to Stop Accepting Crypto Donations
More than 200 longtime Wikipedia editors have requested that the Wikimedia Foundation stop accepting cryptocurrency donations. The foundation received crypto donations…
Can a web3 Wikipedia evade Russian censorship? Techies are divided
While a brutal armed conflict rages on Ukrainian soil, an information war is unfolding online. Russia is seeking to control…
The secret Wikipedia prank behind the Pringles mascot’s first name
Julius Pringle is living a lie. The mustache-sporting mascot for the popular Kellogg’s-owned brand of dehydrated processed potato crisps has…
Russians downloading Wikipedia en masse as possible ban looms
Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine is now entering its fourth week with no end in sight. Thanks to Russian President…
Why you can’t rebuild Wikipedia with crypto
Whenever a fresh disaster happens on the blockchain, increasingly I learn about it from the same destination: a two-month old…
Can NFTs be art? Wikipedia isn’t sure — and crypto bros are terrified
NFT art has exploded in popularity, but it faces an uncertain future on Wikipedia. Editors of the online encyclopedia recently…
Milo Ventimiglia’s best movie doesn’t even have a Wikipedia page
Welcome to No Shame November! This week we’re diving into the pop culture we love (or hate) that society tells us…
Wikipedia is loaded, so why’s it asking for donations?
If you’re a regular visitor to Wikipedia, you may have seen a desperate plea pop up on the site, urging…
Wikipedia Is Finally Asking Big Tech to Pay Up
From the start, Google and Wikipedia have been in a kind of unspoken partnership: Wikipedia produces the information Google serves…
How To Scrape Wikipedia By Using Puppeteer and Nodejs
@tylerjosephTyler Joseph Currently a front-end developer and owner of a nonprofit called STEM Effect. In this article, we’ll go through…
22 facts you never knew about Wikipedia
We’re huge fans of Wikipedia. The nonprofit organization represents the largest collection of knowledge collaboratively accumulated in one place —…
The Senate Race That Could be Pivotal for America—and Wikipedia
A political newcomer, Greenfield has never held public office, and her life lacks the typical arc of a political climber.…
Wikipedia prepares for election day misinformation
As the 2020 U.S. presidential election inches closer, much of the discourse around misinformation has centered on and . However,…
A US teen wrote 27,000 Wikipedia entries in a language they don’t speak
Before Ultach discovered the teen, who had gone by the username AmaryllisGardner, they had been prolific. By 2018, the 19-year-old…
We read Kamala Harris’ books. They go deeper than her Wikipedia page.
Immediately after Kamala Harris was announced as Joe Biden’s Vice Presidential nominee, the race was on to define her. For…
Why Wikipedia Decided to Stop Calling Fox a ‘Reliable’ Source
When Karen Bass, a congresswoman from Los Angeles, emerged in late July as a serious contender to be Joe Biden’s…
