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Wikimedia UK and the Online Safety Act: A deep dive into the story so far
With a decision on whether or not Wikipedia will be considered a category 1 service under the UK Online Safety Act 2023 expected in 2026, it seems like a timely…
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Topics for impact
Alongside its new Education Lead Sally Latham, Wikimedia UK has also appointed its first Topics for Impact Coordinator. This blog discusses what Topics for Impact means for the Wikimedia movement…
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Information literacy skills of conspiracy theorists? Call for reflection
Daria Cybulska (Poland/UK) is the Director of Programmes and Evaluation at Wikimedia UK, leading programmes and advocacy for knowledge equity and information literacy. She designs projects and partnerships for digital…
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Wikimedia UK and the Royal Society host workshop on information literacy and future health emergencies
As part of Wikimedia UK’s work in the area of information literacy, in late 2023 we partnered with the BBC and the Royal Society to plan, programme and host a…
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Open call by UK civil society to exempt public interest projects from the Online Safety Bill
Learn about the upcoming bill and add your name to our open letter
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Wikimedia UK at SOOCon23
The State Of Open Conference brings together organisations, communities and advocates of open data, technology and knowledge. This year, Wikimedia UK was excited to attend SOOC23, where we spoke with…
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Scots Wiki – moving forward
As Wikimedia UK, we work to support language communities living in, or connected to the UK. This translates to a range of projects, including Scots Wikipedia.
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Supporting the Turkish Wikimedia community from the UK
As many of you know, Wikipedia has been blocked in Turkey since 2017. While it’s still possible to access the site from Turkey via proxy sites and VPNs, it’s much…
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Wikimedia UK announces Wikimedian and Partnership of the Year
At Wikimedia UK's 2019 Annual General Meeting on Saturday we awarded our prizes for Wikimedian and Partnership of the Year. These awards recognise people and projects which have made a…
