Wikipedia

Wikipedia joins 8 groups in suing the NSA to stop mass surveillance

They’re going to keep trying until they win.

On Mar 10, 2015 by Eric Geller

Uptick in global bans sparks backlash from Wikipedia users

A rare ‘global ban’ has been used six times in the past three months.

On Feb 22, 2015 by Tim Sampson

Wikimedia Foundation stays quiet about 2 recent—and rare—’global bans’

Notoriously transparent online encyclopedia secretive about why two editors were permanently banned.

On Jan 8, 2015 by Tim Sampson

Jimmy Wales pledges $500k UAE award to human rights causes

Now the money will fight “human rights abuses worldwide,” Wales said.

On Dec 15, 2014 by Rob Price

Sydney siege suspect Man Haron Monis’s bizarre life of crime

Everything we know about the man allegedly at the center of a deadly hostage crisis.

On Dec 15, 2014 by Miles Klee

Annual Wikipedia fundraiser raises community hackles

Annual Wikipedia fundraiser raises community hackles.

On Dec 5, 2014 by Rob Price

Russia says Wikipedia is unreliable, plans to build its own

Russia’s plan to divide the Web is getting more complex.

On Nov 17, 2014 by Rob Price

U.S. marijuana laws and usage in 1 interactive map

Here’s exactly how we get stoned.

On Nov 4, 2014 by Miles Klee

UFO truthers freak out over crackpot conspiracy ‘confession’

Yeah, this isn’t true.

On Oct 31, 2014 by Miles Klee

What if Fox News covered the pumpkin riots like it covered Ferguson?

White people need to take a long, hard look in the mirror.

On Oct 22, 2014 by Miles Klee

See the weird first drafts of history on Wikipedia

A novel Internet time machine.

On Oct 16, 2014 by Patrick Howell O’Neill

Tajikistan blocks Facebook, YouTube, Amazon—and even texts

The country’s on digital lockdown.

On Oct 10, 2014 by Rob Price

Jennifer Lawrence’s Wikipedia entry edited to display nude photos

Just after breaking her silence on the celebgate attacks, Lawrence falls victim again. 

On Oct 7, 2014 by Greg Seals

Gmail security is a problem for Tor users

This is not a dig at Google, but it is a problem.

On Oct 7, 2014 by Joseph Cox

6 reasons the Internet loves ‘Gilmore Girls’

With Gilmore Girls (finally!) coming to Netflix, it’s time to revisit everything that made the show so great to begin with.

On Sep 15, 2014 by [email protected]