The Guardian view on Wikipedia’s female volunteers: a hive heroism that changes history
UK academic’s Wikipedia project raises profile of women around the world
October 2023
Steer clear of the perils of plagiarism
Why is Elon Musk attacking Wikipedia? Because its very existence offends him
Zoe Williams
July 2023
The networker
Chatbots are social media on steroids – trapping us in an even more tangled web
John Naughton
Big tech now has even more to answer for. But salvation could come from an unlikely source
May 2023
Cop28 president’s team accused of Wikipedia ‘greenwashing’
Exclusive: UAE using site to ‘control narrative’ amid criticism of oil boss leading climate summit, say critics
April 2023
UK readers may lose access to Wikipedia amid online safety bill requirements
Wikimedia UK says it will not carry out age verification if required to do so by the bill
February 2023
Hidden gems from the world of research
It’s so easy to cheat with technology that even judges are doing it
Torsten Bell
Everyone uses Wikipedia, but should it really be affecting what happens in court?
January 2023
Saudi Arabia jails two Wikipedia staff in ‘bid to control content’
Administrators jailed for 32 years, and eight years, as activists warn of ploy to infiltrate website
April 2022
Saved for Later
Mining for gold in the Depths of Wikipedia. Plus: what happens if you stop looking at your phone?
Annie Rauwerda from Depths of Wikipedia, our favourite Instagram account, stops by to tell us the best facts, from the best website
March 2022
TechScape newsletter
TechScape: When Wikipedia fiction becomes real life fact
In this week’s newsletter: how a madeup backstory for a crisp mascot became accepted fact, and why it proves the internet doesn’t just reflect reality – it can alter it too
November 2021
Miranda Sawyer on podcasts and radio
The week in audio: Life Sentence; A Mother Tongue; dot com: The Wikipedia Story and more
Richard Desmond in legal battle with Wikipedia over term ‘pornographer’
September 2021
Facebook and Twitter should use volunteer moderators, says Wikipedia founder
Neurocracy: futuristic murder-mystery fiction as told through Wikipedia
August 2021
There are 11,656 athletes at the Olympics. Guy Fraser wanted them all on Wikipedia
Fans across the world enjoy complementing their Olympic viewing with some research. We meet the man who wants everyone’s story told
July 2021
The most surprisingly contentious subject? Toilet roll orientation
Arwa Mahdawi
Under or over is clearly utterly unimportant, yet the choice has inspired an extensive Wikipedia entry, viral videos and record-breaking outcries, writes Arwa Mahdawi
January 2021
Wikipedia at 20: last gasp of an internet vision, or a beacon to a better future?
The naysayers said the user-written encyclopedia would never work. Now it boasts 55m articles and 1.7bn visitors a month
September 2020
Wikipedia edits have massive impact on tourism, say economists
Adding a few paragraphs and photos can boost revenue by £100,000 for small cities
August 2020
Shock an aw: US teenager wrote huge slice of Scots Wikipedia
Nineteen-year-old says he is ‘devastated’ after being accused of cultural vandalism
