The parent organization of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia has proposed closing down a sister project called Wikinews, according to a proposal reviewed by The Desk. Low readership and even lower ...

If you've ever gone to look up a quick fact and just kept browsing from one article (or page, or video), to another, to ...

What exactly is Wikipedia? Wikipedia, which launched in 2001 is a free online encyclopedia run by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation and written collaboratively by its users. There are 10 rules and ...

Can the online encyclopedia help teach A.I. chatbots to get their facts right — without destroying itself in the process?

Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger is calling on Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency to look into whether government actors have infiltrated the online encyclopedia.

Wikipedia start page getty The Wikimedia Foundation is suing the U.K. government over the Online Safety Act, claiming it threatens the privacy and safety of Wikipedia’s volunteer editors.

The fight over AI summaries is part of a larger struggle playing out in newsrooms figuring out where human editors still fit ...

Deckelmann argues that Wikipedia will become an even more valuable resource as nuanced, human perspectives become harder to find online.

Incidentally, the ad-free Wikipedia is at the center of both studies as it's considered a reliable model to investigate how we satisfy our curiosity online.

CUNY is working with Wikipedia to feed the information ecosystem more accessible, deeply researched articles on a variety of topics—including some fading from public memory.

Wikipedia is challenging the United Kingdom’s online safety rules in court over concerns they may enable “vandalism, disinformation, or abuse” to go unchecked.

Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger called on DOGE head Elon Musk and President Trump to tackle potential government influence on the online encyclopedia.