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We are the nonprofit that hosts @Wikipedia, working to create a world where every human can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Join the movement!

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Most people don't know that Wikipedia is hosted by a nonprofit. The Wikimedia Foundation takes four critical steps to ensure Wikipedia can get closer to its vision of representing the sum of all knowledge. Read on āž”ļø wikimediafoundation.org/news/2024/11/2…

Most people don't know that <a href="/Wikipedia/">Wikipedia</a> is hosted by a nonprofit.

The Wikimedia Foundation takes four critical steps to ensure Wikipedia can get closer to its vision of representing the sum of all knowledge.

Read on āž”ļø wikimediafoundation.org/news/2024/11/2…
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If you have ever visited Wikipedia, you may have seen a message asking for a small donation. That’s because Wikipedia is made possible primarily by donations from individual donors – people just like you. Take #AWikiMinute to learn more. youtube.com/watch?v=DkTj2N…

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PEN America (@penamerica), a nonprofit dedicated to protecting free expression, explained our unique role standing guard against disinformation in a recent interview with Maggie Dennis, our VP of Community Resilience and Sustainability Read āž”ļø pen.org/the-wikimedia-…

PEN America (@penamerica), a nonprofit dedicated to protecting free expression, explained our unique role standing guard against disinformation in a recent interview with Maggie Dennis, our VP of Community Resilience and Sustainability

Read āž”ļø pen.org/the-wikimedia-…
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What do human rights mean to thinkers, activists, and leaders from across history and around the world? Today, on Human Rights Day, you can find out in their own words on Wikiquote. Explore quotes about human rights on Wikiquote āž”ļø w.wiki/CBy3

What do human rights mean to thinkers, activists, and leaders from across history and around the world? Today, on Human Rights Day, you can find out in their own words on Wikiquote.

Explore quotes about human rights on Wikiquote āž”ļø w.wiki/CBy3
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Collaborate: ā€œTo work together with others to achieve a common goal.ā€ In its 22-year history, Wiktionary has invited people everywhere to collaboratively write a multilingual free dictionary. Explore Wiktionary āž”ļø w.wiki/7bBJ

Collaborate: ā€œTo work together with others to achieve a common goal.ā€

In its 22-year history, Wiktionary has invited people everywhere to collaboratively write a multilingual free dictionary.

Explore Wiktionary āž”ļø w.wiki/7bBJ
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Anyone can write Wikipedia articles. Does that mean they can write anything they want? Take #AWikiMinute to learn how thousands of volunteers ensure that information on Wikipedia is accurate and comes from verifiable sources. youtube.com/watch?v=y8dQVK…

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From closing tags to open knowledge! Over the last 20 years, Latvian Wikimedian MārtiņŔ Bruņenieks has made 155,000+ contributions across Wikimedia projects. His journey shows how collaboration and creativity power our movement āž”ļø w.wiki/CEgo #WikiCelebrate

From closing tags to open knowledge! Over the last 20 years, Latvian Wikimedian MārtiņŔ Bruņenieks has made 155,000+ contributions across Wikimedia projects.

His journey shows how collaboration and creativity power our movement āž”ļø w.wiki/CEgo 

#WikiCelebrate
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Brazil’s Supreme Court’s decision on the Marco Civil da Internet is worrying: it could limit freedom of expression and access to information, generate legal uncertainty, and harm platforms like Wikipedia. For more, read internet companies’ statement. media.licdn.com/dms/document/m…

Brazil’s Supreme Court’s decision on the Marco Civil da Internet is worrying: it could limit freedom of expression and access to information, generate legal uncertainty, and harm platforms like <a href="/Wikipedia/">Wikipedia</a>.

For more, read internet companies’ statement.
media.licdn.com/dms/document/m…
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Five new languages are now live on Wikipedia, thanks to the Future of Language Incubation initiative! Southern Ndebele, Pannonian Rusyn, Iban, Obolo, and Tai Nüa are now part of the platform, making it easier for diverse communities to share knowledge āž”ļø w.wiki/C9fX

Five new languages are now live on Wikipedia, thanks to the Future of Language Incubation initiative!

Southern Ndebele, Pannonian Rusyn, Iban, Obolo, and Tai Nüa are now part of the platform, making it easier for diverse communities to share knowledge āž”ļø w.wiki/C9fX
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Wikipedia is the only website in the top-ten most-visited websites to be run by a nonprofit organization. We are not funded by ads. We don’t charge subscription fees. We don’t sell your data. We operate primarily on donations from people like you. Read āž”ļø wikimediafoundation.org/news/2024/11/2…

Wikipedia is the only website in the top-ten most-visited websites to be run by a nonprofit organization.
We are not funded by ads.
We don’t charge subscription fees.
We don’t sell your data.
We operate primarily on donations from people like you.

Read āž”ļø wikimediafoundation.org/news/2024/11/2…
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20 years ago, we installed our first servers outside the US, providing access for a growing international community. Now, our servers span the globe, supporting billions of pageviews each month and ensuring that free knowledge is accessible everywhere. āž”ļø w.wiki/BJU

20 years ago, we installed our first servers outside the US, providing access for a growing international community.

Now, our servers span the globe, supporting billions of pageviews each month and ensuring that free knowledge is accessible everywhere. āž”ļø w.wiki/BJU
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šŸ“šāœØ Wikibooks is a collaborative platform where users worldwide create textbooks and instructional books on various topics. There is even a book on Wikibooks that explains how Wikibooks works. Explore "Using Wikibooks" āž”ļø w.wiki/7EcS

šŸ“šāœØ Wikibooks is a collaborative platform where users worldwide create textbooks and instructional books on various topics.

There is even a book on Wikibooks that explains how Wikibooks works. Explore "Using Wikibooks" āž”ļø w.wiki/7EcS
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Do you ever wonder how Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, protects your personal information so you can read, share, and edit it privately and safely? Take #AWikiMinute to learn more. youtube.com/watch?v=lFmsFB…

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At WikiArabia 2024 in Muscat, Omani youth took center stage, sparking creativity and collaboration. During the event hosted by Wikimedians UAE, passionate young Wikimedians learned about community-building, volunteering, open knowledge, and more. āž”ļø w.wiki/C9gQ

At WikiArabia 2024 in Muscat, Omani youth took center stage, sparking creativity and collaboration.

During the event hosted by <a href="/Wikimedians_uae/">Wikimedians UAE</a>, passionate young Wikimedians learned about community-building, volunteering, open knowledge, and more. āž”ļø w.wiki/C9gQ
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We joined the TAROCH Coalition to make cultural heritage accessible to all. By advocating open access policies, we advance our mission to share knowledge freely. Let’s work together to empower communities and break down access barriers! creativecommons.org/2024/11/01/cre…

We joined the TAROCH Coalition to make cultural heritage accessible to all. By advocating open access policies, we advance our mission to share knowledge freely.

Let’s work together to empower communities and break down access barriers!
creativecommons.org/2024/11/01/cre…
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The annual international photo competition Wiki Loves Earth encourages photographers to take pictures of local natural heritage in their country and share them on Wikimedia Commons.⁠ This is the winner of the ā€œmacro/close-upā€ category. See all winners āž”ļø wikimediafoundation.org/news/2024/12/2…

The annual international photo competition <a href="/WikiLovesEarth/">Wiki Loves Earth</a> encourages photographers to take pictures of local natural heritage in their country and share them on Wikimedia Commons.⁠

This is the winner of the ā€œmacro/close-upā€ category. See all winners āž”ļø wikimediafoundation.org/news/2024/12/2…