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Occupy Melbourne Wiki vandalised from Aussie local council
A local council has found itself in hot water down under after it dealt with a protest movement by vandalising the outfit's Wikipedia page. -
Russia Putin on the censorship thumbscrews
The Russian government is using internet censorship laws which it told citizens were designed to protect children to crack down on sites which criticise the government. -
Climate change censored on Wikipedia
While most of the world's press said that the weird weather in the US was probably caused by climate change, the world's online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, didn't mention that suggestion. -
Wikipedia is practically finished
A historical researcher said that Wikipedia is about as good as it is going to get. -
Microsoft forcing Google to censor news
Microsoft has been going censorship crazy by asking Google to take down links to news content. -
Wikipedia hit by "pay for entry" scandal
Roger Bamkin, trustee of the Wikimedia Foundation UK, whose LinkedIn page describes him as a high-return-earning PR consultant, appeared to be using Wikipedia's main page "Did You Know" feature and the resources of Wikipedia's GLAM WikiProject to hawk Gibraltar - which is his client. -
Jimmy Wales thumbs nose at Snooper's Charter
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has vowed to contravene attempts by the UK government to enforce a 'Snooper's Charter' which would ask internet service providers to record each page visited by UK citizens. -
Stuxnet's cousin, Gauss, targets Lebanon's banks
Kaspersky Labs has revealed details about another cyber-surveillance operation which it believes is closely tied to the Stuxnet, Duqu, and Flame family - thought to have been developed by either the US or Israel - but this flavour, Gauss, targets banking. -
Wikipedia is accurate says, er, Wikipedia study
The Wikimedia Foundation last November enlisted the e-learning company Epic and researchers from Oxford University to conduct what would be the first organised look at Wikipedia's accuracy. -
Wikipedia admits it needs to change
Sue Gardner, president of the Wikimedia Foundation warned the conference that the outfit was losing editors and the problem may be that Wikipedia is "homely, awkward and hand-crafted -
Theresa May hands British sovereignty to Big Content
CommentBritish Home Secretary Theresa May is sacrificing the life of a young British citizen who committed no crime other than hacking off Big Content. -
Big Content losing ground
Big Content is clearly starting to lose ground in the US as the country wakes up to the fact that they are all a bit silly. -
Theresa May throws O'Dwyer to the wolves
British Home Secretary Theresa May's plans to bring transportation back into UK law are gathering pace. -
Wikipedia founder fights for TVShack.net creator
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has started a campaign to stop the extradition of TVShack creator Richard O'Dwyer to the USA. -
Pirate Bay enjoys Streisand effect
BT is the latest British ISP to ban The Pirate Bay. -
Monmouth becomes Wikipedia town
Monmouth, which is famous for being the the place where King Henry V was born, is to become the world's first "Wikipedia town. -
Jimmy Wales turns Jimmy Whitehall
Wikipedia co-founderJimmy "The Fish" Wales has landed in the thick of it with a Whitehall role - advising civil servants on new technologies to create an ’open source’ government. -
Historian scraps with Wikipedia experts
A real historian, who knows a few facts about what really happened during the Haymarket riots, has crossed swords with Wikipedia editors who are insisting on pushing a fantasy history on the great unwashed.
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