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FILE: The Wikipedia logo is seen on a tablet screen on 4 December 2012 in Paris. Picture: AFP.

Wikipedia

Turkey top court rules Wikipedia ban breaches free speech

By AFP

The ban imposed by Turkey's Information and Communication Technologies Authority has remained in place since April 2017.

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    YouTube to display Wikipedia blurbs alongside conspiracy videos

    YouTube intends to present an alternative viewpoint to videos questioning science or describing conspiracies about events such as the US moon landing.

    1619 days ago
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    Turkey blocks access to Wikipedia website: monitoring group

    A block on all language editions of the Wikipedia website was detected at 8:00 am on Saturday, monitoring group Turkey Blocks said on its website.

    1938 days ago
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    Wikipedia founder aims to 'fix the news' with collaborative website

    The new site, Wikitribune, will be free to access and carry no advertising while the accuracy of news reports will be easily verifiable.

    1942 days ago
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    [LISTEN] Getting medical info from Wikipedia isn’t always a bad idea...

    Wikipedia has been described as inaccurate, incomplete & unreliable by some… So much so that many tertiary institutions won’t allow students to use Wikipedia for referencing in essays or assignments.

    2272 days ago
  • FILE: Views of the sensitive pages rapidly fell back to 2.2 million a month in the next two months and later dipped under 2.0 million before stabilising below 2.5 million 14 months later, Penney found. Picture: iStock.

    Traffic to Wikipedia terrorism entries plunged after Snowden revelations

    Views of the sensitive pages rapidly fell back to 2.2 million a month in the next two months and later dipped.

    2305 days ago
  • Wikimedia President Dumisani Ndubane says South Africans would rather use Wikipedia than edit it.  Picture: Sxc.hu.

    Wikimedia hopes to improve accuracy

    Wikimedia's Dumisani Ndubane says South Africans would rather use Wikipedia than edit it.

    3255 days ago
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