Category Archives: Wikipedia

The non-profit Wikimedia Foundation (which operates Wikipedia) “announced that it would no longer accept cryptocurrency donations,” reports Mashable, saying the decision came after a three-month discussion period:

Wikimedia said it would close its acc… Continue reading It’s Official: Wikipedia Stops Accepting Donations in Cryptocurrency→

waspleg writes: More than 200 long-time Wikipedia editors have requested that the Wikimedia Foundation stop accepting cryptocurrency donations. The foundation received crypto donations worth about $130,000 in the most recent fiscal year — less than 0…. Continue reading Wikipedia Community Votes To Stop Accepting Cryptocurrency Donations→

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Slate.com: On March 1, after a week of horror in Ukraine, reports came out that Russia’s censorship office had threatened to block Russian Wikipedia. A 32-year-old who asked to be called Alexander soon made a pl… Continue reading Russians Are Racing To Download Wikipedia Before It Gets Banned→

Friday the Verge reported:
The Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption of Belarus (GUBOPiK) has detained prominent Wikipedia editor Mark Bernstein, according to the Belarusian publication Zerkalo.

The arrest comes after Bernstei… Continue reading Belarus Arrests Prominent Wikipedia Editor, Sentences Him to 15 Days of Arrest→

The Wikimedia Foundation has issued a statement supporting Russian Wikipedia volunteers after a censorship demand from internet regulators. From a report: On Tuesday, tech and communications regulator Roskomnadzor threatened to block Wikipedia over the… Continue reading Wikimedia Says It ‘Will Not Back Down’ After Russia Threatens Wikipedia Block→

New submitter Ol Olsoc writes: “When the Mozilla Foundation took to Twitter on New Year’s Eve to announce it was going to begin accepting cryptocurrency donations, it likely didn’t think about potential blowback from one of its founders, but that’s wha… Continue reading Wikipedia May Be Next To Drop Support For Crypto→

Wikimedia, the non-profit foundation that runs Wikipedia, is facing internal opposition to its policy of accepting cryptocurrency as a form of donation, primarily for environmental reasons. From a report: A proposal to the foundation from contributor M… Continue reading Wikipedia Faces Pressure To Stop Accepting Crypto Donations on Environmental Grounds→

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales’ auction of an NFT and the iMac he used to build the website has stirred up drama in the notoriously rigid Wikipedia community. The trouble began when Wales posted a… Continue reading Wikipedia Editors Very Mad About Jimmy Wales’ NFT of a Wikipedia Edit→

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales is selling a non-fungible token (or NFT) based on his first edit of the free encyclopedia. From a report: Auction house Christie’s will hold a sale of the token from December 3rd to 15th, auctioning it alongside the Str… Continue reading Jimmy Wales is Selling His First Wikipedia Edit as an NFT→