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Anonymous inserts Japanese flag on a hacked Chinese website

Posted by kurtreed on Monday December 18, 2023 @09:58AM
from the data.snet.com.cn dept.

http://data.snet.com.cn:8124/cms/comment/comment.jsp?column_id=108&item_id=49172

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Canada to keep pressure on Facebook to pay for news, Trudeau says

Posted by kurtreed on Monday December 18, 2023 @09:32AM
from the japantoday.com dept.

https://japantoday.com/category/tech/canada-to-keep-pressure-on-facebook-to-pay-for-news-trudeau-says

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TikTok Shop sees big wins in deal with Tokopedia

Posted by kurtreed on Monday December 18, 2023 @08:43AM
from the techinasia.com dept.

https://www.techinasia.com/short/tiktok-shop-sees-big-wins-deal-tokopedia

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Justapedia

Posted by kurtreed on Monday December 18, 2023 @08:05AM
from the quillette.com dept.

https://quillette.com/2023/12/11/introducing-justapedia/

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Re:A new alternative to Wikipedia has arrived on Sunday December 17, 2023 @01:47PM (#38675223)

You could find some if you actually read the whole article instead of skimming it.

Wikipedia exec salaries are sparking a debate on tech sector wages

Posted by kurtreed on Sunday December 17, 2023 @01:45PM
from the businessinsider.com dept.

https://www.businessinsider.com/wikipedia-wikimedia-executive-salaries-sparking-debate-tech-sector-wages-2023-12

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A new alternative to Wikipedia has arrived

Posted by kurtreed on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @10:56AM
from the quillette.com dept.

https://quillette.com/2023/12/11/introducing-justapedia/

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Why Wikipedia's highway editors took the exit ramp

Posted by kurtreed on Friday December 08, 2023 @04:59PM
from the slate.com dept.

https://slate.com/technology/2023/12/wikipedia-road-highway-editors-wiki-railfans-roadgeeks.html

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Anonymous posts Taiwan flag on UN site

Posted by kurtreed on Friday December 08, 2023 @06:38AM
from the taiwannews.com.tw dept.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5055454

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Re:Toxic comments are associated with reduced volunteer editors on Wik... on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @11:27AM (#38546021)

The real shocker is that there are two dozen sexual harassment scandals against women on Wikipedia, involving editors, admins and even high-up stewards and sysops.

https://rdrama.net/post/215764/there-are-two-dozen-sexual-ha...

Wikipedia's volunteer editors are fleeing online abuse

Posted by kurtreed on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @10:22AM
from the theconversation.com dept.

https://theconversation.com/wikipedias-volunteer-editors-are-fleeing-online-abuse-heres-what-that-could-mean-for-the-internet-and-you-218517

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Re:Toxicity at Wikipedia on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @09:29AM (#38544305)

The real shocker is that there are two dozen sexual harassment scandals against women on Wikipedia, involving editors, admins and even high-up stewards and sysops.

https://rdrama.net/post/215764/there-are-two-dozen-sexual-ha...

Toxicity at Wikipedia

Posted by kurtreed on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @03:02AM
from the eurekalert.org dept.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1009937

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The Hofmann Wobble: Wikipedia and the problem of historical memory

Posted by kurtreed on Monday November 20, 2023 @11:00AM
from the harpers.org dept.

https://harpers.org/archive/2023/12/the-hofmann-wobble-wikipedia-and-the-problem-of-historical-memory/

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Notable enough? The questioning of women's biographies on Wikipedia

Posted by kurtreed on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @04:21AM
from the tandfonline.com dept.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14680777.2023.2266585

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Toronto Reference Library closed after bomb threat

Posted by kurtreed on Saturday November 11, 2023 @11:39AM
from the globalnews.ca dept.

https://globalnews.ca/news/10086709/toronto-reference-library-bomb-threat/

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Re:Is it possible to save Wikipedia? on Friday November 10, 2023 @02:37PM (#38223476)

Far from it. Last I checked the Holocaust distortions are still unfixed.

The wealth and regional gaps in event attention and coverage on Wikipedia

Posted by kurtreed on Friday November 10, 2023 @02:32PM
from the journals.plos.org dept.

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0289325

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Is it possible to save Wikipedia?

Posted by kurtreed on Friday November 10, 2023 @02:31PM
from the washingtonexaminer.com dept.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/faith-freedom-self-reliance/is-it-possible-to-save-wikipedia

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Anonymous hacks Chinese government site to protest Israel–Hamas war

Posted by kurtreed on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @03:14PM
from the taiwannews.com.tw dept.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5022840

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Anonymous fills UNESCO site with Taiwan symbols, party logos and rap music

Posted by kurtreed on Friday September 15, 2023 @12:49PM
from the taiwannews.com.tw dept.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4999670

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Representation of Music Creators on Wikipedia, Differences in Gender and Genre

Posted by kurtreed on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @08:51AM
from the research.atspotify.com dept.

https://research.atspotify.com/publications/representation-of-music-creators-on-wikipedia-differences-in-gender-and-genre/

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The Cancelling of Andrew Huberman [video]

Posted by kurtreed on Saturday August 26, 2023 @08:46AM
from the youtube.com dept.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj76CcZt1m4

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Justapedia, a Wikipedia alternative and aspiring replacement, has gone public

Posted by kurtreed on Thursday August 10, 2023 @02:20AM
from the justapedia.org dept.

https://www.justapedia.org/

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Anonymous puts Taiwan flag, national anthem on 2 UN websites

Posted by kurtreed on Thursday July 20, 2023 @12:32PM
from the taiwannews.com.tw dept.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4946597

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The shocking truth about Wikipedia’s Holocaust disinformation

Posted by kurtreed on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @09:06PM
from the forward.com dept.

https://forward.com/opinion/550600/wikipedia-holocaust-disinformation/

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Re:Moderation strike: Stack Overflow Inc cannot ignore, mistreat, mali... on Monday June 05, 2023 @05:40AM (#36194209)

I hope Wikipedia suffers similar fate as well given that they had failed in addressing the Poland Holocaust distortions.

Re:Wikipedia bans editors but sidesteps broader action in Holocaust di... on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @06:33PM (#36145312)

Wikipediocracy and Wikipediasucks.co has so many documentations on Wikipedia shenanigans and occasionally, scandals.

Who’s fact-checking Wikipedia editors who distort, misinform?

Posted by kurtreed on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @06:32PM
from the ocregister.com dept.

https://www.ocregister.com/2023/05/30/whos-fact-checking-wikipedia-editors-who-distort-misinform/

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Wikipedia bans editors but sidesteps broader action in Holocaust distortion row

Posted by kurtreed on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @12:38AM
from the timesofisrael.com dept.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/wikipedia-bans-editors-but-sidesteps-broader-action-in-holocaust-distortion-row/

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