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The Bright Side: Frog saunas, Wikipedia bias, and a free lunch
4 months, 4 weeks ago

The Bright Side: Frog saunas, Wikipedia bias, and a free lunch

ABC  

The Bright Side shines a light on stories of hope and problem-solving people around Australia. In this episode: Hundreds of women are banding together to tackle gender bias on Wikipedia and celebrate female trailblazers in STEMM, like astrophysicist Dr Kirsten Banks. Frog saunas went viral a few weeks ago, so our reporter went along to see them in action just …

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Frog saunas, Wikipedia bias, and a free lunch
5 months ago

Frog saunas, Wikipedia bias, and a free lunch

ABC  

The Bright Side shines a light on stories of hope and problem-solving people around Australia. Each week Sabra Lane brings you good news stories about people who are trying to make a difference in the world. In this episode: Hundreds of women are banding together to tackle gender bias on Wikipedia and celebrate female trailblazers in STEMM, like astrophysicist Dr …

Content determined by volunteer editors, says Wikipedia parent
5 months, 1 week ago

Content determined by volunteer editors, says Wikipedia parent

The Hindu  

The Wikimedia Foundation has responded to the lawsuit this week by Asian News International, the newswire agency that supplies video and text feeds to several news organisations in India. Wikipedia’s content is determined by its global community of volunteer editors who compile and share information on notable subjects.” The foundation said it hadn’t yet received a summons in the case, …

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Pakistan unblocks Wikipedia just days after ban for ‘blasphemous content’
1 year, 10 months ago

Pakistan unblocks Wikipedia just days after ban for ‘blasphemous content’

The Independent  

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Wikipedia again up and running as Pakistan lifts ban on site
1 year, 10 months ago

Wikipedia again up and running as Pakistan lifts ban on site

The Independent  

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Environmental charities ditch cryptocurrencies after admitting they damage the planet
2 years, 8 months ago

Environmental charities ditch cryptocurrencies after admitting they damage the planet

The Telegraph  

Mr Brownbill said: “We decided no, this goes against the values of the charity, it goes against the values of most environmental charities. “We didn’t just slow down our endeavours into the crypto space, we released a statement, removed our crypto wallet and ended relationships with all potential and existing partners overnight.” In February, the WWF halted its sale of …

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Russia threatens to block Wikipedia over article on Ukraine invasion
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia threatens to block Wikipedia over article on Ukraine invasion

The Independent  

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Jimmy Wales blames Twitter and Facebook for not banning Trump earlier
3 years, 11 months ago

Jimmy Wales blames Twitter and Facebook for not banning Trump earlier

Op India  

A week after Facebook and Twitter suspended the accounts of US President Donald Trump permanently, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has said that these actions have come too late. In an interview with AFP, Jimmy Wales said, “With Donald Trump, they did a poor job of dealing with him for a very, very long time.” He added, “He was clearly spreading …

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