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Wikipedia Prepares for 'Increase in Threats' to US Editors From the Heritage Foundation and Allies | The Wikimedia Foundation says it will likely roll out features previously used to protect editors in authoritarian countries more widely.
The Wikimedia Foundation says it will likely roll out features previously used to protect editors in authoritarian countries more widely.
“I’m keeping an eye on the rising noise of criticism from Elon Musk and others and I think that’s something we need to grapple with,” Wikimedia founder Jimmy Wales said in a meeting on January 30. “We’re seeing an increase in threats, both regulation and litigation across the world,” Wikimedia Foundation CEO Maryana Iskander told community members during the same January 30 meeting. Bradley-Schmieg also suggested that Wikimedia’s human rights team, which is focused on “helping users stay safe, particularly in countries where freedom of speech and expression is under attack on a regular basis,” may need to play a larger role across the entire project.
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