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Wikimedia Foundation

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Employees~301 staff/contractors (as of August 8, 2018)
HeadquartersSan Francisco
California
United States
Locations San Francisco
Los Angeles
California
U. S.
Endowment113. 3 million USD
Founders Jimmy Wales
FoundedSt. Petersburg
Florida
United States
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About Wikimedia Foundation


The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. is an American non-profit and charitable organization headquartered in San Francisco, California. It is mostly known for participating in the Wikimedia movement. It owns the internet domain names of most movement projects and hosts sites like Wikipedia.

EU safety laws start to bite for TikTok, Instagram and others

EU safety laws start to bite for TikTok, Instagram and others
Aug 24,2023 8:51 pm

... Phil Bradley-Schmieg, legal counsel at the Wikimedia Foundation told the BBC: " Our hope is that lawmakers emulate the DSA; understand the diverse internet ecosystem; and protect safe, free, and public projects online...

Wikipedia will not perform Online Safety Bill age checks

Wikipedia will not perform Online Safety Bill age checks
Apr 28,2023 12:00 am

... But Ms MacKinnon wrote: " The Wikimedia Foundation will not be verifying the age of UK readers or contributors...

Wikipedia needs different safety rules, says foundation

Wikipedia needs different safety rules, says foundation
Jan 16,2023 9:51 pm

... The Wikimedia Foundation s Rebecca MacKinnon which may pass on Tuesday, would " limit freedom of expression"...

Wikipedia owner denies Saudi infiltration claim

Wikipedia owner denies Saudi infiltration claim
Jan 7,2023 9:01 am

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Alan MacMasters: How the great toaster hoax was exposed

Alan MacMasters: How the great toaster hoax was exposed
Nov 18,2022 9:30 pm

... The Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia, tells the BBC it takes hoaxes and misinformation " very seriously"...

Climate change: Small army of volunteers keeping deniers off Wikipedia

Climate change: Small army of volunteers keeping deniers off Wikipedia
Dec 24,2021 4:12 am

... Immune systemAccording to Alex Stinson from the Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia, climate misinformation ranges from neglect - science that s out of date - to a lack of balance, to active disinformation...

Climate change: Conspiracy theories found on foreign-language Wikipedia

Climate change: Conspiracy theories found on foreign-language Wikipedia
Nov 19,2021 3:01 pm

... A representative of the Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia, said they were " worried" by the findings and more volunteer editors were needed...

Google wins landmark right to be forgotten case

Google wins landmark right to be forgotten case
Feb 16,2020 6:32 am

... The tech firm had been supported by Microsoft, Wikipedia s owner the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and the UK freedom of expression campaign group Article 19, among others...

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