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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · 9d

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

Internet Archive Europe @internetarchive.eu · 12d

@wikimediafoundation.org signed the Statement on the Four Digital Rights of Memory Institutions!
The organisation behind projects, like #Wikipedia, knows better than that preserving & sharing knowledge depends on strong digital rights.
#ProtectOurFutureMemory
www.internetarchive.eu/2025/09/26/w...

Wikimedia Signs Statement Supporting Digital Rights of Memory Institutions - Internet Archive Europe

The global Our Future Memory campaign to secure digital rights for libraries, archives, and other memory institutions has gained another powerful ally. Wikimedia, one of the world’s leading champions ...

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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · Sep 5

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...

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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · Aug 28

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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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · Aug 20

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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Rebecca MacKinnon @rebecca-mackinnon.bsky.social · Jul 30

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.

Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · Jul 29

🌐 Not all platforms are Big Tech.

Treating public interest ones like Wikipedia the same as ad-driven platforms is damaging.

Read @britocruz.bsky.social to understand why regulation must be nuanced in order to protect diversity and uphold the public interest.
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Nem toda internet é big tech — Gama Revista

Quando se fala em regulação das redes, parece que todo mundo já sabe do que estamos falando. E, quase sempre, o alvo imaginário são as grandes plataformas: redes sociais, buscadores, marketplaces e seus “algoritmos”. É o “capitalismo de vigilância”, o “tecnofeudalismo”, a envelopagem que se preferir. Em suma, o debate fica centrado nessas enormes empresas […]

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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · Jul 29

🌐 Not all platforms are Big Tech.

Treating public interest ones like Wikipedia the same as ad-driven platforms is damaging.

Read @britocruz.bsky.social to understand why regulation must be nuanced in order to protect diversity and uphold the public interest.
gamarevista.uol.com.br/colunistas/f...

Nem toda internet é big tech — Gama Revista

Quando se fala em regulação das redes, parece que todo mundo já sabe do que estamos falando. E, quase sempre, o alvo imaginário são as grandes plataformas: redes sociais, buscadores, marketplaces e seus “algoritmos”. É o “capitalismo de vigilância”, o “tecnofeudalismo”, a envelopagem que se preferir. Em suma, o debate fica centrado nessas enormes empresas […]

gamarevista.uol.com.br

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Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · Jul 17

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...

Exterior of the Clock Tower building. Text says: Wikimedia Foundation's challenge to UK's Online Safety Act regulations reaches the High Court of Justice.

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Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · Jul 10

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...

A mirrored building, with a flag on top and scattered clouds in the background. Text says: For the fifth time, China blocked the Wikimedia Foundation as observer to the World Intellectual Property Organization.

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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · Jun 2

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

An image promoting the Edit-A-Thon at UN Tech Over, which will be held on 15 June 2025, between 10AM and 6PM EST in person at UN Open Source Week

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United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies @unodet.bsky.social · May 23

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

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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · May 29

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.

diff.wikimedia.org/pt/2025/05/2...

Wikimedia Defende o Modelo de Governança da Internet do Brasil

Logotipo do Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil (CGI.br).

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Wikimedia Brasil @wikimediabrasil.bsky.social · May 26

Leia nossa nota publicada aqui: wmnobrasil.org/2025/05/26/w...

#GovernançaInternet

Fotografia em close-up de uma mão de uma pessoa, possivelmente de pele escura, segurando um smartphone na horizontal. A tela do celular exibe o que parece ser uma videoconferência com múltiplos participantes em pequenas janelas. A maior parte da imagem é coberta por um fundo laranja sólido com um texto extenso em letras brancas, contornado por uma fina linha branca. O texto diz: "Acreditamos que a preservação do modelo multissetorial do CGI.br e o respeito às suas atribuições são cruciais para o avanço tecnológico, a resiliência da infraestrutura e a proteção dos direitos dos usuários no Brasil – pilares para o conhecimento livre."

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Wikimedia Brasil @wikimediabrasil.bsky.social · May 26

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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Fotografia de um evento com sobreposição de texto. Na parte superior, um banner lilás e branco com o texto "Global challenges for the governance of the digital world", "NETmundial+10", "São Paulo, Brazil | April 29-30, 2024". Abaixo do banner, uma mulher e um homem estão sentados em uma mesa de painel, com microfones à frente. Sobrepondo a imagem da plateia e do palco, uma faixa laranja com o texto em letras brancas maiúsculas: "WIKIMEDIA EM DEFESA DO MODELO DE GOVERNANÇA DA INTERNET NO BRASIL". Abaixo desta faixa, em um fundo bege claro, o texto: "A Wikimedia Brasil e a Wikimedia Foundation lançam hoje uma nota pública de apoio ao Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil (CGI.br)". Na parte inferior da imagem, sobre um fundo laranja mais escuro, estão os logotipos da "WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION" à esquerda e "WIKIMEDIA BRASIL" à direita, ambos em branco. No canto superior direito da imagem, há a inscrição "MRocha (WMB) / CC-BY-SA 4.0".

Fotografia em close-up de duas mãos de uma pessoa de pele clara, com unhas curtas e um relógio prateado no pulso esquerdo, tocando a tela de um tablet, que está fora de foco. Sobreposta à imagem, uma faixa laranja com o texto "GOVERNANÇA SOB RISCO" em letras brancas maiúsculas. Abaixo, também em um fundo laranja, um texto mais longo em fonte menor e branca: "Além de transferir as atribuições do CGI.br para a ANATEL, o Projeto de Lei 4557/2024 pretende alterar a composição do Comitê, incluindo representantes do Legislativo e retirando pessoas de notório saber, uma afronta ao caráter técnico do órgão.". No canto superior da imagem, centralizado, o crédito "Cortipedia / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA 4.0" em letras brancas.

Fotografia de três pessoas em um ambiente que parece ser um escritório ou biblioteca, com estantes de arquivos ao fundo. Um homem de óculos e barba, vestindo uma blusa escura, está em pé atrás de uma mesa, olhando para um laptop e sorrindo. Sentadas à sua frente, duas mulheres interagem com o laptop; uma, de óculos e blusa escura, olha para a tela, enquanto a outra, de blusa azul, aponta para o computador. Sobre a mesa, há também outro laptop menor e material de escritório. A metade inferior da imagem é um bloco de cor laranja com texto em branco. O primeiro parágrafo diz: "O Comitê tem diversas atribuições, entre elas a de “estabelecer diretrizes estratégicas relacionadas ao uso e desenvolvimento da Internet no Brasil”.". O segundo parágrafo afirma: "Apesar disso, ele não foi consultado pela ANATEL, que anunciou a extinção de uma norma sobre serviços de conexão de internet, em decisão sem qualquer participação social".

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Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · May 8

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

The Royal Courts of Justice main gate. Text says "Wikimedia Foundation brings legal challenge to new UK Online Safety Act requirements".

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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · Apr 28

🗓️ #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...

An image with the name and details of a DRIF2025 session that Wikimedians will host, which is also available in the blog post linked at the beginning of thread.

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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · Apr 28

🗓️ #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.

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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · Apr 28

🗓️ #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.

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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · Apr 28

🗓️ #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.

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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · Apr 28

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...

An image with the names and details of DRIF2025 sessions that Wikimedians will host, which are also available in the linked blog post.

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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · Apr 15

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!
mailchi.mp/wikimedia/gl...

Wikimedia Foundation Global Advocacy and Policy Newsletter

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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · Apr 15

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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A photograph of Wikimedia Foundation staff piloting the "Wikipedia Test" at their both during RightsCon 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan

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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · Mar 14

Excited to attend @yaledec.bsky.social's inaugural "Summit on State AI"!

@costanzasciubba.bsky.social will moderate a panel, "Lessons Learned from AI in Elections," and explain how @wikipedia.org supports the online ecosystem with reliable information in such moments.
dec.yale.edu/programs/sum...

Summit on State AI Legislation (SSAIL)

SSAIL will convene leading state legislators, open-source developers, academics, and industry leaders to share insights and foster meaningful discussi

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Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · Mar 6

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...

The skyline of Austin, Texas, featuring several tall buildings, including the Frost Tower and The Independent, with the Colorado River (Lady Bird Lake) in the foreground. The image captures the city during the evening, with lights reflecting on the water and a colorful sky in the background.

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Rebecca MacKinnon @rebecca-mackinnon.bsky.social · Mar 5

Are you going to #SXSW? Don't miss my panel on Saturday morning! schedule.sxsw.com/2025/events/...

How Can Fictional Futures Help Us Strengthen Truth

SXSW 2025 Schedule | Imagine a world where reliable, well-sourced, and human-verified information is not only flourishing, but public trust in it is growing. Can such a world exist beyond fantasy fict...

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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · Mar 3

"'[Section 230] was never intended to be a legal "stick" to impose conditions on providers' behavior,' adds
@wikimediafoundation.org [...]. 'Instead it offers a legal "carrot" to providers who do indeed take steps to moderate content by shielding them from liability for their moderation efforts.'"

Reason Magazine @reason.com · Feb 28

Reminder: Choosing what content to allow on your privately-owned website is protected by the First Amendment.
reason.com/2025/02/28/f...

FCC Chair Brendan Carr wants more control over social media

Carr advocates greater control over social media by federal regulators, despite a reputation for supporting free speech.

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