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- Wikipedia should focus on content creation – not social justice campaigns https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/08/28/wikipedia-donations-contributors-social-justice-charities/ 31 comments
- I created social version of Wikipedia https://thinkingpedia.herokuapp.com/ 3 comments
- Wikipedia’s co-founder takes on Facebook with ad-free social network https://thenextweb.com/insider/2019/11/14/wikipedias-co-founder-takes-on-facebook-with-ad-free-social-network/ 15 comments
- WT.Social – new social network set up by Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia https://wt.social/ 3 comments
- Wikipedia founder calls for social media strike https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-48825410 15 comments
- Wikipedia isn’t officially a social network, but the harassment can get ugly https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/us/wikipedia-harassment-wikimedia-foundation.html 89 comments
- Reddit's Wikipedia entry is ridiculousy short (And doesn't mention Reddit's influence on internet culture or compare it in any way with other social-news sites). Care to contribute? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/reddit.com 10 comments reddit.com
- Wikipedia founder calls for social media strike https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-48825410 3 comments worldnews
- ‘The Anti-Facebook’: Wikipedia co-founder launches ad-free social media platform https://bigthink.com/technology-innovation/wt-social?utm_medium=Social&facebook=1&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1579275546 3 comments privacy
- Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales has quietly launched a Facebook rival social network https://www.zdnet.com/article/wikipedias-jimmy-wales-has-quietly-launched-a-facebook-rival-social-network/ 4 comments nottheonion
- Want an Ad-Free Social Network? Wikipedia's Co-Founder Made One https://www.pcmag.com/news/371994/want-an-ad-free-social-network-wikipedias-co-founder-made 3 comments privacy
- Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales has quietly launched a Facebook rival social network https://www.zdnet.com/article/wikipedias-jimmy-wales-has-quietly-launched-a-facebook-rival-social-network/ 28 comments technology
- Wikipedia Co-Founder Organizes 'Social Media Strike' On July 4 and 5 https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/wikipedia-social-media-data-privacy/2019/07/03/id/923114/ 15 comments worldnews
- Wikipedia founder calls for social media strike https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-48825410?ocid=socialflow_twitter 4 comments worldnews
- Wikipedia founder calls for social media strike https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-48825410 399 comments worldnews
- Social media strike proposed for July 4-5 by Wikipedia co-founder https://larrysanger.org/2019/06/social-media-strike/ 20 comments worldnews
- Social media strike proposed for July 4-5 by Wikipedia co-founder https://larrysanger.org/2019/06/social-media-strike/ 190 comments technology
- I created an interactive social network graph of all the philosophers in Wikipedia, charting who influenced whom and including filters for different schools of though, to help myself get into philosophy (xpost from /r/dataisbeautiful) [OC] https://oliveiradata.com/2017/01/09/social-network-visualization-a-history-of-philosophy/ 8 comments philosophy
- Russian Wikipedia on Friday said it had indefinitely suspended an editor who organized a meeting with Russian authorities to agree to closer cooperation on “socially sensitive” entries. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/russian-wikipedia-suspends-editor-who-cut-deal-with-authorities/550837.html 7 comments technology
- Russian Wikipedia on Friday said it had indefinitely suspended an editor who organized a meeting with Russian authorities to agree to closer cooperation on “socially sensitive” entries. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/russian-wikipedia-suspends-editor-who-cut-deal-with-authorities/550837.html 5 comments europe
- Decided to read up on Bernie Ecclestone on Wikipedia. Although it probably isn't very appropriate for Wiki, the final sentence under "Social Media" was pretty funny. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bernie_ecclestone#social_media 3 comments formula1
- Google to 'diversify' searches with social networking ephemera. Do we really need twitter results up there with wikipedia? http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/dec/07/google-realtime 3 comments reddit.com
- A fake list of 56 'dead Chinese soldiers' is viral on social media. It has been created from the Wikipedia page of the list of generals of the People’s Republic of China. https://www.ibtimes.sg/56-chinese-soldiers-killed-galwan-valley-clash-india-claims-viral-list-here-truth-47370 25 comments worldnews
- A fake list of 56 'dead Chinese soldiers' is viral on social media. It has been created from the Wikipedia page of the list of generals of the People’s Republic of China. https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/names-of-56-former-pla-generals-viral-as-slain-chinese-soldiers.672152/ 6 comments india
- I know Vettel doesn't have social media but this is listed on Wikipedia as his official website. Looks pretty legit. https://www.sebastianvettel.de/index.php/en/ 7 comments formula1
- University bans social media, political content and Wikipedia pages on dorm wifi http://betabeat.com/2014/08/university-bans-social-medial-political-content-and-wikipedia-pages-on-dorm-wifi// 205 comments technology
- University Bans Social Media, Political Content and Wikipedia Pages on Dorm Wifi http://betabeat.com/2014/08/university-bans-social-medial-political-content-and-wikipedia-pages-on-dorm-wifi/ 9 comments nottheonion
- University Bans Social Media, Political Content and Wikipedia Pages on Dorm Wifi http://betabeat.com/2014/08/university-bans-social-medial-political-content-and-wikipedia-pages-on-dorm-wifi/ 3 comments technology
- TIL Asamoah Gyan has his own mobile disco business, and according to Wikipedia, Gyan performed at Steve Bruce's wife's birthday party, "dropping north east anthems" at the Hendon social club. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/asamoah_gyan#personal_life 6 comments soccer
- The tragedy of MH17 as seen through social media; "Unfortunately, fake news items, deleted tweets and manipulated Wikipedia entries have shaped the world's views of MH17." http://www.russia-direct.org/content/tragedy-mh17-seen-through-social-media 3 comments russia
- Wikipedia founder calls for social media strike - People are being urged to stop using social media for up to 48 hours later this week in an effort to pressure the networks into restoring control of personal data to users. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-48825410 175 comments technology