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Editors on Wikipedia Don’t Believe NFTs Count As Art

Crypto artists are speaking out on social media in protest.
By Helen Holmes

National Museum of Women in the Arts to Host Wiki Edit-a-thon Focused on Women of Color

The National Museum of Women in the Arts has held a Wikipedia edit-a-thon every year since 2014. This year, it goes virtual and focuses on correcting disparities in its own collection.
By Karen Chernick

Elon Musk Says His Wikipedia Page Is ‘Insanely’ Inaccurate

'My [Wikipedia page] is a war zone with a zillion edits. At least it's obviously not curated!' Musk tweeted.
By Sissi Cao
Participants in the 2015 Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at MoMA in New York.

March Was a Banner Month for Women in the Arts Online

By Alanna Martinez
Broadcast journalist James Mahon is furious that a photo of him reporting on a murder trial has become the face of a Twitter parody account.

Face of Twitter’s Newest Parody Account Wants His Pic Taken Off the Page

By John Bonazzo
A Twitter banner draped over the New York Stock Exchange to celebrate the company's IPO.

This Week in Tech History: Twitter Founded, Melissa Worm Unleashed

By John Bonazzo

Wiz Khalifa Has Been Pronounced Dead…Thanks to Kanye West

By Sage Lazzaro
Donald Trump speaking in Iowa. (Photo: Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images)

Donald Trump’s Wikipedia Page Is the Busiest of the Cadidates

By Brady Dale
Who's messing with your Wikipedia page, Rudolph? (Image: Rudolph's television special / Public Domain)

Someone at Congress Raises Questions About Rudolph’s Existence on Wikipedia

By Brady Dale
Sunshine Sachs

The Big Oops: Sunshine Sachs’ Wikipedia Whitewash

By Michael Kaminer
Robots play football in a demonstration of artificial intelligence. (Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Artificial Intelligence Toward a Kinder, Gentler Wikipedia

By Brady Dale
French Research and Intervention Brigades (BRI - Brigade de recherche et d'intervention) policemen officers use a drone during a training exercice at the Bibliotheque Nationale de France in Paris, on June 23, 2015 as part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the BRI. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images)

Civilian Oversight Boards Should Ask Police These Questions

By Brady Dale
Wall Street. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Someone Is Manipulating the Wikipedia Page of Insider Trading Crook Dennis Levine

By Brady Dale
(Photo: Wikipedia)

The Most Edited Wikipedia Pages Are for These Controversial People and Topics

By Sage Lazzaro
(Photo: Facebook/Ja Rule aka @RuleYork)

Ja Rule Started a Wikipedia War Because His Listed Height Was Off By Three Inches

By Sage Lazzaro
Wikipedia editor and high school student Ntsika Kellem on graduation day, near Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo: Sydellewillowsmith / WikiCommons)

How Wikipedia Upped Its Page Load Speed by Roughly 40 percent—and Why

By Brady Dale
A newly opened package of Turkish Süzme Yoğurt. (Photo: Wikipedia user Takeaway / Public domain)

Wikipedia’s Culture War: A Decade-Long Fight Over How to Spell ‘Yogurt’

By Brady Dale
(Photo: Getty)

Wikipedians in an Editing War Over Justin Bieber Being Called a ‘Notable Millennial’

By Sage Lazzaro
Michael Mandiberg

Artist Converts Wikipedia to Print—Maybe It’s Not Dead After All

By Casey Quackenbush
Protesters outside the Justice Department. NSA whistleblower Bill Binney agrees with many of their complaints. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

The ACLU and Wikipedia are Suing the NSA

By Jack Smith IV
Participants at the 2014 Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at Eyebeam, New York City. (Photo: CC BY-SA 4.0 Michael Mandiberg)

MoMA to Host Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon to Repair Art World Gender Imbalance

By Brianna McGurran

Wiki Co-Founder Creates ‘Wikipedia for News’ to Fight Bias in the Media

By Sage Lazzaro
Good links, bad logo. (Facebook)

'Cool Freaks' Wikipedia Club' Is the Only Facebook Group You Need

By Sage Lazzaro
Look out, mile high club .(Philosophy of Science Portal)

Gerbils and Gay Bombs: 10 of the Most Obscure Sex Articles on Wikipedia

By Sage Lazzaro
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