UK’s Disastrous Online Safety Bill Passes, Imperilling Security and Privacy in the UK Drew Wilson | September 20, 2023 Despite universal condemnation and constant protest, UK lawmakers passed the Online Safety Bill anyway.
Age Verification: Pornhub Blocks Utah, Wikipedia Threatens to Leave the UK Drew Wilson | May 4, 2023 Age verification laws are wreaking havoc on the internet with large websites leaving, or thinking of leaving, certain jurisdictions.
IP Address Linked to Canadian Government Used to Whitewash Wikipedia Drew Wilson | June 6, 2021 A Canadian government IP address have been used to whitewash Wikipedia’s entry of Steven Guilbeault. Edits have since been removed.
New European Copyright Proposal Blasted As Internet Threat Drew Wilson | September 5, 2018 After the decisive victory for the Internet, Article 11 and Article 13 are back. The copyright proposal is once again being denounced as a threat to the Internet.
Turkey Faces Renewed Calls to Stop Censoring Wikipedia Drew Wilson | July 26, 2018 European digital rights advocates have renewed a call for Turkey to lift a ban on online encyclopedia website Wikipedia.
Spanish and Polish Editions of Wikipedia Shuts Down to Join Copyright Protest Drew Wilson | July 4, 2018 More and more websites are joining the blackout protests against article 11 and article 13. Now the Spanish and Polish editions of Wikipedia are also shut down.
Italian Edition of Wikipedia Shuts Down In Protest of Article 11, Article 13 Drew Wilson | July 4, 2018 On the heels of the Wikimedia Foundation expressing their opposition, the Italian edition of Wikipedia has shut down.
Wikimedia Foundation Joins Article 11 and Article 13 Opposition Drew Wilson | July 2, 2018 The Wikimedia Foundation is one of the latest organizations to have joined the chorus of opposition towards article 11 and article 13.
Wikipedia Fundraising Campaign Tops $1 Million Drew Wilson | January 17, 2007 Wikipedia, a website that has been built entirely out of the act of sharing knowledge voluntarily, is having a rather successful fundraiser.