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We are the Wikimedia Foundation's Global Advocacy team. We advocate public policy that promotes free and open knowledge for everyone, everywhere.
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Hello there! 👋

We are the Global Advocacy team at @wikimediafoundation.org. Our vision of the future of the internet is one where everyone, everywhere, can safely create and share knowledge without fear of consequence or barriers to access. 🌐

Get to know us: w.wiki/AxLu And hope to see you around!
Meet the Wikimedia Foundation Global Advocacy Team
In many countries and contexts around the world, the simple act of sharing knowledge freely online is challenging. This act, an expression of the rights to freedom of expression and to reliable inf…
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Proud @costanzasciubba.bsky.social will represent us at @weforum.org's Annual Meetings of the Global Future Councils and Cybersecurity 2025, addressing information integrity—essential to ensuring reliable free and open knowledge online.

For details: wef.ch/amgfcc25

#AMGFCC25 #InformationIntegrity
We’re proud to stand with memory institutions worldwide for digital rights.

Collaborations like GLAM-Wiki and Wikimedian in Residence programs show how we can preserve and expand open access to free knowledge and cultural heritage together, today and tomorrow!

#ProtectOurFutureMemory
Los derechos humanos deben guiar la transformación digital en las Américas.🌎

Desde la sociedad civil, pedimos tecnología abierta, responsable y centrada en personas.

Conoce nuestras recomendaciones para la X Cumbre de las Américas y súmate al cambio: www.derechosdigitales.org/recursos/apo...
People first! 👥 Human-centered AI powers Wikimedia’s model: community-led and public interest.

We shared with human rights experts how AI brings risks and opportunities for freedom of speech and reliable information online.

Read more: medium.com/wikimedia-po...

#AI #FreeSpeech #HumanRights
We Need Human-Centered AI to Safeguard Information and Freedom of Speech Online
As AI reshapes the internet, the Wikimedia Foundation calls for safeguards that keep knowledge open, reliable, and people-centered
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At #DRAPAC25, Wikimedians will join civil society, policymakers, and technologists to reimagine digital rights, AI governance, and open knowledge in Southeast Asia. 🌏📚

We'll lead sessions on #ASEAN human rights and digital policy agendas, and more!

Come join us: medium.com/wikimedia-po... 📎
Wikimedians at the Digital Rights in Asia-Pacific Assembly (DRAPAC) 2025: Advancing Free Knowledge…
Join us to shape Southeast Asia’s AI and digital rights for a public-interest internet and represent 675+ million digital futures
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Remember! Not all internet platforms are Big Tech! Regulators should not treat Wikipedia the same as large corporate platforms that monetize users' identities and activities.
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Next week, the Court will hear our challenge to the UK's Online Safety Act Categorization Regulations, which endanger Wikipedia and the global community of volunteer contributors who create the information on the site.

Read more  ➡️ wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/07...
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Once again, our application for observer status at WIPO, the UN agency for intellectual property, was blocked by China. This veto excludes a global community of 260,000 contributors and billions of readers from decisions that directly affect them.

Read more ➡️ wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/07...
Calling all policymakers, engineers, and open source builders for UN Tech Over during UN Open Source Week!

📍 UN HQ, NYC | 16 June
🔹 Edit-A-Thon – UN history with @wikimediafoundation.org

🔗 Register now: forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon...

#UNOpenSourceWeek #OpenSource @unodet.bsky.social
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Calling technologists, engineers & builders for UN Tech Over during #UNOpenSourceWeek!

📍UNHQ, NYC | 16–17 June

🔹Ahead of the Storm: climate hackathon
🔹Edit-A-Thon: UN history w/ Wikimedia
🔹Maintain-A-Thon: open infrastructure

🔗 Register: forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon...

#UNOICT
Junto com a @wmnobrasil.bsky.social, expressamos nosso apoio ao modelo multissetorial do #CGIbr! 🇧🇷

Essencial para uma internet aberta, direitos e conhecimento livre. Cuidado com o Projeto de Lei nº 4557/24. Aguardamos com expectativa sua discussão transparente.

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Wikimedia Defende o Modelo de Governança da Internet do Brasil
Logotipo do Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil (CGI.br).
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Junto com a Wikimedia Foundation, expressamos nosso apoio ao modelo multissetorial do #CGIbr! 🇧🇷 Essencial para uma internet aberta, direitos e conhecimento livre. Cuidado com o PL 4557/24. Aguardamos com expectativa a discussão transparente do PL 455/24.

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We are challenging the lawfulness of the UK’s Online Safety Act Categorisation Regulations, which determine our obligations under UK laws.

These rules create unacceptable risks for Wikipedia’s volunteer users, such as disempowering those who wish to keep their identity private.

Read ➡️ w.wiki/E3XD
🗓️ #DRIF25 Day 3
🕐 9:50 CAT

Learn how a citizen engagement initiative from Indonesia was adapted to foster a climate of peace and respect during Ghana's recent elections as part of the Ghana Polls Project.

More about the project: diff.wikimedia.org/2024/12/17/e...
🗓️ #DRIF25 Day 2
🕐 15:40 CAT

Draw inspiration from this lightning talk by Candy Khohliwe, in which she will paint a vision of a future where women are not just consumers of technology, but active agents of change through addressing barriers to digital inclusion.
🗓️ #DRIF25 Day 2
🕐 14:00 CAT

Learn how Wikimedia's open knowledge platforms provide a means to address challenges to expanding equitable access to information in Africa’s digital landscape.
🗓️ #DRIF25 Day 1
🕐 14:00 CAT

Join our hands-on workshop to experience Wikimedia’s strategies for fostering collaboration to implement ethical digital practices for equitable AI development.
Attending the 2025 Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (#DRIF25) in Lusaka, Zambia, this week?

Join our discussions about equitable AI, digital inclusivity, and Wikimedia's role supporting peaceful elections.👇

Full session details are in our blog post: diff.wikimedia.org/2025/04/12/m...
Subscribe to the @wikimediafoundation.org's quarterly public policy advocacy newsletter to receive updates on our work to protect the right to free knowledge, insights from our experts, relevant technology policy news and events, and more!
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Wikimedia Foundation Global Advocacy and Policy Newsletter
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Our latest public policy advocacy newsletter discusses the globe-spanning legal work that protects Wikimedia projects and volunteers, celebrates @wikipedia.org's new badge of recognition, and updates you on key tech policy events where we participated.
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Join the Wikimedia Foundation at SXSW for discussions on information integrity, AI, and open knowledge! Don’t miss our panels and the Open House for an Open Future with Creative Commons. RSVP here: enterprise.wikimedia.com/blog/sxsw-20...