joe•iuculano :mastodon: · @iuculano
717 followers · 19500 posts · Server masto.ai

«A court on Thursday imposed a 3-million-ruble (US$32,000) fine on for failing to delete allegedly false information about the in .
The move follows similar actions against & the that hosts

The court found that video service, owned by Google, was guilty of not deleting videos with incorrect information about the conflict -- which Russia characterizes as a "special military operation."»

ctvnews.ca/world/russia-fines-

#russian #google #conflict #ukraine #apple #wikimediafoundation #wikipedia #youtube

Last updated 1 year ago

We would love to have you join us for , an annual conference celebrating all the free knowledge projects hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. The event is open to participants of all experience levels, from newcomers to seasoned technical contributors. Take a look at the programming and register: : wikimania.org/

#wikimania2023 #wmhack #wikimania #singapore #wikimediafoundation

Last updated 1 year ago

Somehow it took me until today to realize that if while researching I come across a / page that either doesn't exist, is a stub, or outdated, I can submit improvements myself. I never realized my knowledge base had reached that level. This is what makes these projects so great.

#wikimediafoundation #wikipedia #foss #opensource #openaccess #openknowledge

Last updated 1 year ago

David Chartier · @chartier
3909 followers · 8716 posts · Server toot.cafe
MediaWiki · @mediawiki
620 followers · 143 posts · Server wikis.world

mediawiki.org is now hosted on the -on-Kubernetes infrastructure, That's just one fact out of the July edition of the Technical Community Newsletter. Read the full edition at mediawiki.org/wiki/Technical_C

#wikimediafoundation #mediawiki #wikimedia

Last updated 1 year ago

Patafisik · @patafisik
112 followers · 459 posts · Server wikis.world
Boud · @boud
380 followers · 2071 posts · Server framapiaf.org

@nemobis @legoktm

(WMF) has apparently just launched a lawsuit against Russian prosecutors and [1]. No info on the obvious place on the WMF site itself [2], though.

Any solid WP:RS info (Meduza [1] counts, but it's in Russian)?

[1] ru: meduza.io/news/2023/05/29/fond

[2] archive.today/2023.05.29-17383

#roskomnadzor #wikimediafoundation

Last updated 1 year ago

Ansgar Nordstrom 💠 · @Ansgar_Nordstrom
69 followers · 1384 posts · Server mas.to

La interfaz por defecto de (y todos sus proyectos hermanos) debería ser . Es la mejor desarrollada hasta el momento, en especial porque su diseño se adapta a la resolución del dispositivo desde el que se visita, desde un televisor, hasta un teléfono móvil.
En cambio, la sigue dilapidando recursos tratando que Vector se parezca a Timeless, mientras que Minerva sigue teniendo, en los móviles, las mismas falencias de hace 10 años.
mediawiki.org/wiki/Skin:Timele

#wikimediafoundation #timeless #wikipedia

Last updated 2 years ago

Siobhan Leachman · @siobhan_leachman
320 followers · 221 posts · Server mastodon.nz

I've just spent the last week drafting and getting advice on my funding application to the Wikimedia Foundation to attend SPNHC 2023. The rapid grant application has now been submitted!

#spnhc2023 #wikimediafoundation #funding

Last updated 2 years ago

IT News · @itnewsbot
2697 followers · 244940 posts · Server schleuss.online

Wikipedia admin jailed for 32 years after alleged Saudi spy infiltration - Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto)

Whistleblo... - arstechnica.com/?p=1908310

#policy #wikipedia #saudiarabia #wikimediafoundation

Last updated 2 years ago

Tech news from Canada · @TechNews
128 followers · 2800 posts · Server mastodon.roitsystems.ca
Wikimedia Italia · @wikimediaitalia
1061 followers · 2575 posts · Server framapiaf.org

@WMCA Welcome to the !

Nice to have more chapters here after 4 years of slower growth. Now we need the to return as well, like in the old times of circa 2009.

@Fralambert

#wikimedia #identica #wikimediafoundation #fediverse

Last updated 2 years ago

RPK · @rpk
0 followers · 18 posts · Server mastodon.world

Support @Wikipedia and a world where knowledge is free for everyone. I just donated to the
Every single donation helps improve people’s access to accurate and reliable information, especially in a rapidly changing world. Supporting them enables billions of people to experience the gift of through .

#knowledgeshouldbefree #wikimediafoundation #sharingiscaring #knowledge #wikipedia

Last updated 2 years ago

Dorota Paczesniak · @dpaczesniak
88 followers · 23 posts · Server mastodon.online

I just donated to . This is to keep @Wikipedia and its sister projects a free and open learning resource for everyone. If you can please also give today

#wikimediafoundation

Last updated 2 years ago

Ideas Gone Wild · @ideasgonewild
5 followers · 44 posts · Server neurodifferent.me

@guidedbywire @simid instead of sending you a private link to an etherpad I instead created a 2 image demo of what it's like, this example was made on the hosted by the at etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/masto

#etherpad #wikimediafoundation

Last updated 2 years ago

Erik Moeller · @eloquence
4441 followers · 2196 posts · Server social.coop

It's nice to see a few chapters & affiliates on the fediverse:

@wikimediatw
@WikimediaIE
@wikimediaitalia
@wikisusdev
@wikimediaDE (own instance, nice!)
@amicalwikimedia
@WikiEducation

Any others (or existing lists)? Any movement towards a presence?

#wikimedia #wikimediafoundation

Last updated 2 years ago

John Erling Blad · @jeblad
136 followers · 240 posts · Server fosstodon.org

The translation engine was one of the preferred ones in Content Translation for . It would be interesting to know what would happen now. (It wasn't especially good in my opinion, but it was open and they were responsive for change requests.) rferl.org/a/russia-yandex-gove

#yandex #wikipedia #wikimediafoundation

Last updated 2 years ago

Mark Gardner ✅ · @mjgardner
92 followers · 322 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org

@paulwicks This is awesome, even though I’ve never been nearly that active a Wikipedian. (I am a regular donor though.) The only downside is that it encourages paywalled citations that are unavailable to non-subscribers.

#wikimediafoundation

Last updated 2 years ago

Nemo_bis 🌈 · @nemobis
789 followers · 2790 posts · Server mamot.fr

@1br0wn Reminds me of the claim that their decisions are democratic because people vote with their donation dollars.
meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Stupid

#wikimediafoundation

Last updated 2 years ago

0xBB :emacs: :biflag: :lisp: · @bond
117 followers · 248 posts · Server fosstodon.org

I finally donated to / after so many years of use- and bought a hoodie... and a pin... and a mug...

#wikipedia #wikimediafoundation

Last updated 2 years ago