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wikipathways.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy
hi all, toolforge.org is down, and with that the "zoom in" of pathways. We currently do not have an alternative. The toolforge server is hosting many things on the web, and the @wikimediafoundation surely will work hard to restore it soon. Check this page […]
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fosstodon.org
October 21, 2026 at 6:03 AM
nile11.bsky.social
Wikimedia Accuses OpenAI Agents of Causing Site Outage
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https://nile1.com/wikimedia-accuses-openai-agents-of-causing-site-outage/
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#aiAgents #api #ddos #etherpad #huggingFace #openai #selenaDeckelmann #wikimediaFoundation #wikipedia
2026-10-08-image-9-scaled-bit-social-bluesky-2000x2000.jpg
October 8, 2026 at 4:57 PM
elliottbledsoe.bsky.social
2️⃣ A Wikimedia investigation has revealed that OpenAI agents made edits to wiki projects and millions of requests to a public API, raising concerns about unchecked AI dragging on the knowledge commons.

#WTFnow #AI #AIagents #Wikipedia #WikimediaFoundation @wikipedia.org @wikimediafoundation.org
October 7, 2026 at 10:18 AM
wikioftheday.com
With 269,550 views on Monday, 5 October 2026, the popular Wiki of the Day is Wikimedia Foundation.

#WikimediaFoundation #wiki #wikipedia #podcast

https://wikioftheday.com/wotdep.php?pod=popular&epnum=3443
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October 6, 2026 at 4:05 AM
wikioftheday.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy
With 269,550 views on Monday, 5 October 2026, the popular Wiki of the Day is Wikimedia Foundation.

Listen to the new episode here: https://wikioftheday.com/wotdep.php?pod=popular&epnum=3443

See our archives or subscribe here: https://wikioftheday.com

#wikimediafoundation #wiki #wikipedia #podcast
popular Wiki of the Day Episode 3443
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October 6, 2026 at 4:05 AM
anomalocaris.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy
Gotta say, the #wikimediafoundation is coming off really skeevy with this kind of stuff. #wikipedia
a screenshot of a donation popover on a Wikipedia page: "Knowledge is human. We're so sorry to interrupt, but we've made several attempts to reach you recently, because fewer people are donating this month. Time will soon run out to meet our goal, so if you've never donated, consider giving €2,75. Wikipedia doesn't charge anything, doesn't sell anything, and doesn't do ads. So please, give €2,75 today."
September 27, 2026 at 3:48 PM
stackflag.bsky.social
CVE-2026-100382 - mediawiki - externaldata extension
The ExternalData add‑on for Mediawiki can be tricked into executing system commands without any authentication. This means an attacker could run…

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#wikimediafoundation #CVE #infosec
CVE-2026-100382: Unauthenticated remote code execution through wikitext in ExternalData
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - ExternalData.
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September 26, 2026 at 4:00 PM
phillycodehound.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy
This is huge!

https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff/117219043199374157
Molly White (@molly0xfff@hachyderm.io)
Huge congratulations to the US-based Wikimedia Foundation employees who voted with 92% support in favor of unionizing, and shoutout to the tireless work of the organizers. https://wikiworkersunited.org/announcements/2026-09-04-us-wikimedia-foundation-workers-overwhelmingly-vote-to-form-union-with-cwa/ #Wikipedia #WikimediaFoundation
hachyderm.io
September 6, 2026 at 12:11 AM
roofuskit.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy
@wikimediafoundation letting you know that you won't get another dime from me as long as you are interfering with your employees trying to unionize.
August 18, 2026 at 9:51 PM
nile11.bsky.social
Google Bids $10M for Spirit Airlines Business Data in Bankruptcy Deal
#artificialIntelligence #bankruptcy #google #microsoft #reddit #spiritAirlines #wikimediaFoundation
#nile1
Google Bids $10M for Spirit Airlines Business Data in Bankruptcy Deal
Google has agreed to buy Spirit Airlines' enterprise data for $10M to train AI models, pending bankruptcy court approval from Judge Sean Lane.
nile1.com
August 18, 2026 at 5:26 PM
donelias.mastodon.cr.ap.brid.gy
@james nos cuenta sobre los talleres de herramientas de Wikimedia @wikimediafoundation que se están realizando durante el evento.

También del concurso de Fotografía de Comunidades Abiertas y Justicia Climática
Jaime Gutiérrez en el podio del auditorio del TEC en Zapote
August 8, 2026 at 6:34 PM
thomasfricke.23.social.ap.brid.gy
RE: https://social.wikiworkersunited.org/@wwu/117032196592598575

If you spend money for @wikimediafoundation parts go to union busting law firms.

Don't give a cent as long as this is going!
social.wikiworkersunited.org
August 3, 2026 at 3:32 PM
dustcircle.bsky.social
#WikimediaFoundation refuses voluntary #union recognition, hires #unionbusting law firm

On July 20, #WikiWorkersUnited #US. demanded voluntary recognition as a union from the @wikimediafoundation.org

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2026-08-02/News and notes - Wikipedia
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August 2, 2026 at 12:05 PM
dmgregory.ca
Oh no! I make monthly recurring donations to Wikipedia — going to write to them to say I'm not comfortable donating to an organization engaging in union-busting.

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Post from Tamzin @tamzin@wikis.world Your #Wikipedia donations at work. The #WikimediaFoundation asks for your money to keep the lights on, & then spends it on notorious union-busting law firm Jones Day so its board members can recite generic anti-union rhetoric to justify ignoring supermajority support for unionization. If you consider yourself pro-union and have donated to the WMF, you can contact donate@wikimedia.org to let them know you do not want your donor money being spent on their and Jones Day's union-busting.
July 31, 2026 at 2:35 PM
tamz.in
Your #wikipedia donations at work. The #wikimediafoundation asks for your money to keep the lights on, & then spends it on notorious union-busting law firm Jones Day so its board members can recite generic anti-union rhetoric to justify ignoring supermajority […]

[Original post on wikis.world]
Screenshot of a comment on Wikimedia Meta-Wiki (link in reply). Text is as follows: Response from the Board of Trustees The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees has heard the calls from community members regarding voluntary union recognition at the Wikimedia Foundation. We want to acknowledge the care and commitment to movement values behind these calls. The Board does not manage the Foundation's day-to-day work, including employment decisions. Our role is to provide oversight and long-term direction. We support the Foundation's decision to ask for a secret-ballot vote. This is not a rejection of a union. It is a commitment to ensuring that every eligible staff member can make their own decision freely, privately, and democratically. Some staff have expressed concern about feeling pressured to support the union, and that makes a fair, private process especially important. Everyone deserves the right to express their views without pressure or intimidation from anyone. Foundation leadership has a responsibility to protect the rights of all staff, regardless of a staff member's views on unionization. A secret ballot is the fairest way to ensure every employee has a choice in this decision. Everyone having a voice reflects Wikimedia values, and we would hope that all the members of the Wikimedia communities share this view. - LLosa (WMF) (talk) 20:49, 30 July 2026 (UTC)
July 30, 2026 at 9:42 PM
majorlinux.com
We wish you all godspeed!

#UnionStrong

Wiki Workers United US/CWA Will File for NLRB Election After Wikimedia Foundation Declines Voluntary Recognition

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#WikiWorkersUnited #CWA #Union #Labor #NLRB #WikimediaFoundation #Tech
July 29, 2026 at 8:18 PM
funcrunch.me.dm.ap.brid.gy
Thanks to @404mediaco for timely coverage of the @wikimediafoundation response on #union recognition.

https://www.404media.co/wikimedia-waits-until-after-its-massive-conference-to-say-it-wont-voluntarily-recognize-union/

#wikipedia
July 28, 2026 at 12:49 AM
funcrunch.me.dm.ap.brid.gy
The @wikimediafoundation responded today to US staff's request for #union recognition. Reaction from editors thus far are that it reads like classic union busting rhetoric.

https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2026/07/27/statement-cwa-recognition-request/ […]
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me.dm
July 27, 2026 at 10:38 PM
tamz.in
In the past 2 months, over 1,000 #wikimedians (and counting!) have expressed our solidarity with #wikiworkersunited, the #wikimediafoundation staff union, up to and including openness to an editorial strike. Today at #wikimania, dozens of us gathered to send a […]

[Original post on wikis.world]
July 23, 2026 at 5:24 PM
discover.holos.social.web.brid.gy
Dyne.org foundation (@dyne@toot.community)
🌏️ News from Downunder!Our very own @vortex@tldr.nettime.org was interviewed by Caddie Brain from @wikimediafoundation Australia to contribute along side APNIC's Ian Peter Archive on the history of Australian Internet.Watch it here: https://tv.dyne.org/w/hpFCLEFdp6qQXJoum8CUXgAnd subscribe to Vortex's peertube: @vortex@tv.dyne.org
toot.community
July 23, 2026 at 11:38 AM
jensb.openbiblio.social.ap.brid.gy
@wikimediafoundation @wikimediaDE 📍 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Menggunakan_Wikipedia_dalam_Pembelajaran
Category:Menggunakan Wikipedia dalam Pembelajaran - Wikimedia Commons
commons.wikimedia.org
July 20, 2026 at 6:28 AM
jensb.openbiblio.social.ap.brid.gy
learning, is not over
via @wikimediafoundation @wikimediaDE @https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_lesson_plans_for_remote_learning.pdf
July 20, 2026 at 5:17 AM
natematias.social.coop.ap.brid.gy
Want access to expensive subscription archives of academic papers and other paywalled online material?

People often ask me as an academic to share access with them, but there's a better way: active @wikimediafoundation contributors can get The Wikipedia Library […]

[Original post on social.coop]
Screenshot: "The Wikipedia Library" - More than 100 of the world's top subscription-only databases, with content in 32 languages, free for Wikipedians of all backgrounds
July 19, 2026 at 2:40 PM
eliotlash.com
If you use #Wikipedia or other #Wikimedia projects and care about labor issues, please give WWU a boost/follow!

I posted a short thread about the situation that's been going on between the WMF and their workers here, although I don't know if there's been any news yet:
social.coop/@Eliot_L/116...
July 18, 2026 at 4:32 AM
funcrunch.me.dm.ap.brid.gy
Clickbait lede "Wikipedia is in peril" in this NYT article featuring an interview with @wikimediafoundation CEO Bernadette Meehan. Nothing new to @wikipedia editors like myself, but may be of interest to some […]
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me.dm
July 5, 2026 at 8:45 PM