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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 5h
Brazil's platform rules have focused on harms from commercial platforms. João Alexandre Peschanski of Wikimedia Brasil, Amalia Toledo of the Wikimedia Foundation and Elise Silva of the University of Pittsburgh argue digital public goods like Wikipedia need their own legal category.
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Wikipedia Isn't Big Tech, and Brazil's Platform Rules Should Say So
Brazil's approach to platform regulation risks undermining Wikipedia and the knowledge commons, write João Alexandre Peschanski, Amalia Toledo and Elise Silva.
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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Next Monday, "OPEN @ UNGA 81" will explore the relationship between open collaboration and digital sovereignty, spanning open infrastructure, data, and open source software. Register and join us! www.creativecommons.org/event/open-unga-81-a-conversation-on-collaboration/ (Space is limited) 💻🤝🌐
An image providing details about the "OPEN @ UNGA 81: A Conversation on Collaboration" event, which will bring together leading voices in open source, digital rights, and digital sovereignty for a day of conversation on the margins of UNGA 81. The event takes place Monday, 21 September 2026, from 10:00AM to 3:00PM EDT, with doors opening at 9:30AM at NYU Engelberg Center, Lipton Hall at D’Agostine Hall, on 108 West 3rd Street, New York, NY 10012. The image explains that space is limited, so registering soon is important.
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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Should your age determine your access to free knowledge? Join us 20 August, 7PM UTC, at the virtual panel "Verified to Read? The Impacts of Age-Gating Open Knowledge Platforms." Register at wikimedia.zoom.us/webinar/regi... to explore how age verification can affect Wikipedia and other platforms.
A photograph of two young people talking in a park while using laptops, above which is written the name of the panel and the date and time it will be held: "Verified to read? The impacts of age-gating open knowledge platforms" on 20 August 2026 at 7PM UTC
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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Online age verification is moving from a narrow policy issue to a global internet debate. In our three-part blog series, we look at how age-based restrictions evolved, what the technologies really mean, and why they matter for open knowledge and digital rights. 🧵 (1/4)
Photograph of a dog looking at a laptop screen, paws on the keyboardA photograph of E. K. Thode from the Bureau of Investigation (BOI) explaining fingerprint reconstruction in 1930Photograph of a group of young people at a computer festival in Amsterdam in 1984
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Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · 06/07/2026
"More dialogue is what's needed in this moment", says CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation Bernadette Meehan in an interview with The New York Times. "Let's come together and have a conversation based on fact and see where that takes us." Read Read the full interview ➡️ www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/b...
Wikipedia's logo on the corner right of the image. Text reads: "In the world right now, where politicization is on the rise, where there's disagreements on facts, where people can't even engage civilly in conversation, it's OK to disagree. But let’s come together and have a conversation based on fact and see where that takes us."
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Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · 06/07/2026
When truth is under pressure, free knowledge matters more than ever.
A photo of Wikimedia Foundation's CEO Bernadette Meehan. Text reads: Bernadette Meehan reflects on the power of free knowledge and why facts matter more than ever.
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Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · 08/07/2026
We call on all WIPO Member States and leadership to help resolve this political impasse and ensure that WIPO's work enables the technical and legal viability of a free, open, neutral, and collaborative internet, now and in our shared future ➡️ wikimediafoundation.org/wipo-permane...
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Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · 08/07/2026
This week, the Wikimedia Foundation's application for observer status at WIPO, the United Nations agency for intellectual property, was blocked for the sixth time by China.
A picture of the locked door of Tajjar. Text Reads: For the sixth time, China blocks the Wikimedia Foundation as observer at the World Intellectual Property Organization.
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Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · 13/05/2026
The Wikimedia Foundation is celebrating a new milestone in its mission to champion open knowledge 🎉 The nonprofit joined the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA), an initiative endorsed by the United Nations. Learn more ➡️ wikimediafoundation.org/news/2026/05...
A picture depicting the Baroque Library Hall located in the Celementinum complex in Prague, Czechia. Text reads: Wikimedia Foundation joins the Digital Public Goods Alliance.
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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
This week @wikimediafoundation.org had a constructive meeting with the Indonesian government. We explained our unique model, commitment to human rights, and relationship with affiliates like Wikimedia Indonesia. We will continue working with Komdigi on next steps. www.barrons.com/news/under-b...
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Under Blackout Threat, Wikimedia Reaches Compromise With Indonesia
The Wikimedia Foundation said Saturday it has found a compromise with the Indonesian government, which had threatened to block Wikipedia over domestic registration rules the foundation feared were ove...
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Open Knowledge Foundation @okfn.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
📚🌱 Estamos anunciando um projeto em parceria com a @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social para proteger o futuro do nosso conhecimento comum. Junte-se a nós: buff.ly/xOi2IlC
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Open Knowledge Foundation @okfn.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
📚🌱 Anunciamos un proyecto conjunto con @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social para salvaguardar el futuro de nuestro conocimiento común. Únete a nosotras: buff.ly/Sd5YNUU
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Open Knowledge Foundation @okfn.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
📚🌱 We are announcing a joint project with @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social to safeguard the future of our global knowledge commons. Join us: buff.ly/9VZbWHD
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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
📚🍃 What happens to knowledge that is not remembered? What systems should we build to protect information and cultural assets from being lost to climate disasters or war? How can governments and institutions invest in local digital knowledge commons to prevent representation gaps in new tech like AI?
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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
🤔 What does an internet that truly works for the public good look like?
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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Our newsletter explores digital policy questions shaping the public interest web and open knowledge: 🇺🇳 UN internet governance processes 🤝 Partnerships with technology companies 🎉 Celebrating 25 years of @wikipedia.org Read more and sign up for updates: wikimediapolicy.medium.com/wikimedia-fo...
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Wikimedia Foundation Global Advocacy Newsletter (Issue 10)
Subscribe to our newsletter: Join the digital policy conversation to take action and protect an open, human-powered internet
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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
💪 Protect our archives! Physical and digital records serve critical roles in society by preserving our history and culture. 🏛️ 🌐 The Wayback Machine helps to archive the history of the web, which is critical for @wikipedia.org: without it, link rot erodes the verifiability of information online.
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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
“Open knowledge, collaborative and transparent, is essential for trustworthy, inclusive AI.” @wikimediafoundation.org will join #IndiaAIImpactSummit2026, and Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, will share how open source can strengthen AI in the public interest. For more: medium.com/wikimedia-po...
A banner image for the OpenUK and OpenHQ high-level discussion panel titled "Building Resilience and Breaking Dependency in Enterprise and Public Sector AI – How Can Open Source Support This?," which will be held on 18 February, from 10:30AM to 11:25AM, in room 15 of the Bharat Mandapam convention center in New Delhi
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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
🗣️🌐🇺🇳 A milestone moment! @wikimediafoundation.org addressed the UN General Assembly at #WSIS20 last December. We advocated placing digital public goods—key to an open internet—at the heart of global digital governance. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lZW... Learn more at: medium.com/wikimedia-po...
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Wikimedia Foundation's speech at the United Nations General Assembly hall
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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Public interest journalism and open knowledge are indivisible, challenged by AI-powered platforms that extract content without compensation or attribution. @wikimediafoundation.org supported @internetlab.bsky.social's report to find 3 joint solutions: medium.com/wikimedia-po... Read and join us!
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Why the Open Knowledge Movement and Public Interest Journalism Must Unite Forces
Open knowledge and public interest journalism must unite to defend reliable information, protect democracy, and sustain the open internet
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Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · 15/01/2026
Across 300+ languages, volunteers have written and refined over 65 million articles, helping readers find context, learn, and understand the world. Here’s to 25 years of free knowledge, built by a volunteer community for everyone ➡️ 25.wikipedia.org #Wikipedia25
Text says: For 25 years, people everywhere have built something bigger than any one of us: free knowledge for all.
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Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · 15/01/2026
Twenty-five years ago, Wikipedia was an unlikely idea: a place where anyone could share free knowledge. Today, it’s one of the most visited sites on Earth, not powered by corporate ads, but by people.
At the top, a participant of the Mascara Festival smiles while wearing traditional attire. In the bottom, people smiling and dancing during the Sandurot Festival. Text says: Happy 25th birthday, Wikipedia!
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Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · 18/12/2025
It's a big milestone for free knowledge! 🎉 The Wikimedia Foundation spoke at the UN General Assembly Hall, representing Wikipedia’s volunteer community. We showed that the future of the internet and sustainable development depend on protecting public spaces online and the people who build them.
Jan Gerlach, Public Policy Director at the Wikimedia Foundation, talks to the audience from the stage at the General Assembly hall. Text says: Our first time speaking at the United Nations General Assembly hall. In a landmark moment, the Wikimedia Foundation was invited to discuss digital governance and internet policy.
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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
How can the UN Global Principles for Information Integrity help ensure trustworthy information and support for human rights, democracy, and sustainable development online? 🌐✊🗳️♻️ Today at 11:45 AM ET, watch the live broadcast of the #WSIS+20 side event: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1a...
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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
How do we protect common online spaces and public interest, community-led projects? How do we make them thrive? 🌐 🌍 🌏 🌎 Today at 4:45 PM Eastern Time, watch the live broadcast of our #WSIS+20 side event, "Building the commons: creating and maintaining digital public goods": lnkd.in/e74p36xN
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United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies @unodet.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
🌐 Upcoming Session | Building the Commons: Creating & Maintaining Digital Public Goods 🗓️ 16 Dec, 4:45–6pm ET 📍 CR4, UNHQ Explore how collaborative governance can co-create & scale technologies for inclusive, rights-based digital transformation. 🔗 www.un.org/digital-emer...
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InternetLab @internetlab.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
📚 The material stems from a workshop held in partnership with Momentum – Journalism and Tech Task Force and brings together reflections and proposals to strengthen transparency, access to information, and plurality. internetlab.org.br/en/pesquisa-...
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New InternetLab report explores intersections between journalism of public interest and open knowledge  | InternetLab
The document presents the outcomes of a workshop held in 2025 by InternetLab and Momentum, paving the way for new research agendas
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InternetLab @internetlab.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
📰🌐 With support from @wikimediafoundation.org, we’re launching the report “Transforming Information into Democracy”, which explores the connections between open knowledge and public-interest journalism.
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Wikidata @wikidatacommunity.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Every day, thousands of editors on #Wikidata provide open, reliable and trustworthy data to the world helping make technology more open and inclusive. Today, we are thrilled to announce that Wikidata has been recognized by the @DPGAlliance as a #DigitalPublicGood.
Wikidataians celebrate Wikidata being recognised as a Digital Public Good
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Lydia Pintscher @lydiapintscher.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
#Wikidata has been recognized as a digital public good! Wikidata is always the mostly-invisible powerhouse in the background, so this is especially meaningful to me and a great recognition of the work that thousands of people put into structuring the world’s knowledge every single day.
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Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · 29/10/2025
Happy 13th birthday, Wikidata! Facts do not live in isolation; they form a web of connections that shape understanding. Thirteen years ago, Wikidata was created to store and link facts across Wikipedia and its sister projects. ➡️ w.wiki/Jg
Overlay of the number 13 in red and blue, with green stripes blending them into a single abstract composition. Text says: Happy anniversary, Wikidata! Happy 13th birthday to Wikidata, a free, collaborative, and multilingual database helping power Wikimedia projects.
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Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · 29/10/2025
Wikidata has been recognized as a digital public good by the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) 🎉 Learn how Wikidata, which houses over 1.6 billion facts, advances education, innovation, and public institutions ➡️ wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/10...
Ilse Falls in the Harz National Park, Germany. Text says: Wikidata is now the second Wikimedia project recognized as a digital public good.
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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
We've joined a global call for open, equitable access to cultural heritage in the digital age! By signing the Open Heritage Statement, we stand with partners worldwide to make cultural heritage freely accessible and reusable for all: medium.com/wikimedia-po... #TAROCHCoalition #CreativeCommons
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Wikimedia Foundation Signs the Open Heritage Statement: A Global Call for Unrestricted Access to…
Wikimedia Foundation joins a global movement calling for open, unrestricted digital access to cultural heritage in the public domain
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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Proud @costanzasciubba.bsky.social will represent us at @weforum.org's Annual Meetings of the Global Future Councils and Cybersecurity 2025, addressing information integrity—essential to ensuring reliable free and open knowledge online. For details: wef.ch/amgfcc25 #AMGFCC25 #InformationIntegrity
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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
We’re proud to stand with memory institutions worldwide for digital rights. Collaborations like GLAM-Wiki and Wikimedian in Residence programs show how we can preserve and expand open access to free knowledge and cultural heritage together, today and tomorrow! #ProtectOurFutureMemory
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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Los derechos humanos deben guiar la transformación digital en las Américas.🌎 Desde la sociedad civil, pedimos tecnología abierta, responsable y centrada en personas. Conoce nuestras recomendaciones para la X Cumbre de las Américas y súmate al cambio: www.derechosdigitales.org/recursos/apo...
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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
People first! 👥 Human-centered AI powers Wikimedia’s model: community-led and public interest. We shared with human rights experts how AI brings risks and opportunities for freedom of speech and reliable information online. Read more: medium.com/wikimedia-po... #AI #FreeSpeech #HumanRights
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We Need Human-Centered AI to Safeguard Information and Freedom of Speech Online
As AI reshapes the internet, the Wikimedia Foundation calls for safeguards that keep knowledge open, reliable, and people-centered
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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
At #DRAPAC25, Wikimedians will join civil society, policymakers, and technologists to reimagine digital rights, AI governance, and open knowledge in Southeast Asia. 🌏📚 We'll lead sessions on #ASEAN human rights and digital policy agendas, and more! Come join us: medium.com/wikimedia-po... 📎
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Wikimedians at the Digital Rights in Asia-Pacific Assembly (DRAPAC) 2025: Advancing Free Knowledge…
Join us to shape Southeast Asia’s AI and digital rights for a public-interest internet and represent 675+ million digital futures
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Rebecca MacKinnon @rebecca-mackinnon.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Remember! Not all internet platforms are Big Tech! Regulators should not treat Wikipedia the same as large corporate platforms that monetize users' identities and activities.
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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
🌐 Not all platforms are Big Tech. Treating public interest ones like Wikipedia the same as ad-driven platforms is damaging. Read @britocruz.bsky.social to understand why regulation must be nuanced in order to protect diversity and uphold the public interest. gamarevista.uol.com.br/colunistas/f...
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Nem toda internet é big tech — Gama Revista
Quando se fala em regulação das redes, parece que todo mundo já sabe do que estamos falando. E, quase sempre, o alvo imaginário são as grandes plataformas: redes sociais, buscadores, marketplaces e seus “algoritmos”. É o “capitalismo de vigilância”, o “tecnofeudalismo”, a envelopagem que se preferir. Em suma, o debate fica centrado nessas enormes empresas […]
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Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · 17/07/2025
Next week, the Court will hear our challenge to the UK's Online Safety Act Categorization Regulations, which endanger Wikipedia and the global community of volunteer contributors who create the information on the site. Read more  ➡️ wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/07...
Exterior of the Clock Tower building. Text says: Wikimedia Foundation's challenge to UK's Online Safety Act regulations reaches the High Court of Justice.
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Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · 10/07/2025
Once again, our application for observer status at WIPO, the UN agency for intellectual property, was blocked by China. This veto excludes a global community of 260,000 contributors and billions of readers from decisions that directly affect them. Read more ➡️ wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/07...
A mirrored building, with a flag on top and scattered clouds in the background. Text says: For the fifth time, China blocked the Wikimedia Foundation as observer to the World Intellectual Property Organization.
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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Calling all policymakers, engineers, and open source builders for UN Tech Over during UN Open Source Week! 📍 UN HQ, NYC | 16 June 🔹 Edit-A-Thon – UN history with @wikimediafoundation.org 🔗 Register now: forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon... #UNOpenSourceWeek #OpenSource @unodet.bsky.social
An image promoting the Edit-A-Thon at UN Tech Over, which will be held on 15 June 2025, between 10AM and 6PM EST in person at UN Open Source Week
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United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies @unodet.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Calling technologists, engineers & builders for UN Tech Over during #UNOpenSourceWeek! 📍UNHQ, NYC | 16–17 June 🔹Ahead of the Storm: climate hackathon 🔹Edit-A-Thon: UN history w/ Wikimedia 🔹Maintain-A-Thon: open infrastructure 🔗 Register: forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon... #UNOICT
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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Junto com a @wmnobrasil.bsky.social, expressamos nosso apoio ao modelo multissetorial do #CGIbr! 🇧🇷 Essencial para uma internet aberta, direitos e conhecimento livre. Cuidado com o Projeto de Lei nº 4557/24. Aguardamos com expectativa sua discussão transparente. diff.wikimedia.org/pt/2025/05/2...
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Wikimedia Defende o Modelo de Governança da Internet do Brasil
Logotipo do Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil (CGI.br).
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Wikimedia Brasil @wikimediabrasil.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Leia nossa nota publicada aqui: wmnobrasil.org/2025/05/26/w... #GovernançaInternet
Fotografia em close-up de uma mão de uma pessoa, possivelmente de pele escura, segurando um smartphone na horizontal. A tela do celular exibe o que parece ser uma videoconferência com múltiplos participantes em pequenas janelas. A maior parte da imagem é coberta por um fundo laranja sólido com um texto extenso em letras brancas, contornado por uma fina linha branca. O texto diz: "Acreditamos que a preservação do modelo multissetorial do CGI.br e o respeito às suas atribuições são cruciais para o avanço tecnológico, a resiliência da infraestrutura e a proteção dos direitos dos usuários no Brasil – pilares para o conhecimento livre."
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Wikimedia Brasil @wikimediabrasil.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Junto com a Wikimedia Foundation, expressamos nosso apoio ao modelo multissetorial do #CGIbr! 🇧🇷 Essencial para uma internet aberta, direitos e conhecimento livre. Cuidado com o PL 4557/24. Aguardamos com expectativa a discussão transparente do PL 455/24. (1/2) ⬇️
Fotografia de um evento com sobreposição de texto. Na parte superior, um banner lilás e branco com o texto "Global challenges for the governance of the digital world", "NETmundial+10", "São Paulo, Brazil | April 29-30, 2024". Abaixo do banner, uma mulher e um homem estão sentados em uma mesa de painel, com microfones à frente. Sobrepondo a imagem da plateia e do palco, uma faixa laranja com o texto em letras brancas maiúsculas: "WIKIMEDIA EM DEFESA DO MODELO DE GOVERNANÇA DA INTERNET NO BRASIL". Abaixo desta faixa, em um fundo bege claro, o texto: "A Wikimedia Brasil e a Wikimedia Foundation lançam hoje uma nota pública de apoio ao Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil (CGI.br)". Na parte inferior da imagem, sobre um fundo laranja mais escuro, estão os logotipos da "WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION" à esquerda e "WIKIMEDIA BRASIL" à direita, ambos em branco. No canto superior direito da imagem, há a inscrição "MRocha (WMB) / CC-BY-SA 4.0".Fotografia de um auditório durante um evento. Ao fundo, um palco iluminado com um grande telão exibindo o logo "NETmundial+10 São Paulo, Brasil April 29-30, 2024" e "cgi.br", além de imagens de palestrantes. No palco, diversas pessoas estão sentadas em uma longa mesa. Em primeiro plano, o público está sentado em cadeiras verdes, de costas para a câmera, assistindo ao evento. Sobreposta à imagem, na parte inferior, uma faixa laranja com o texto em letras brancas maiúsculas: "FORMADO COM PARTICIPAÇÃO DOS SETORES EMPRESARIAL, CIENTÍFICO E TÉCNICO, DO TERCEIRO SETOR E GOVERNAMENTAL". Abaixo desta faixa, em um fundo branco, o texto em preto: "E reconhecido internacionalmente como um pilar de governança democrática e tecnicamente qualificada, o CGI.br exerce há 30 anos um papel dedicado às regras e normas fundamentais ao bom funcionamento da internet.". No canto superior direito da imagem, a legenda "MRocha (WMB) / CC-BY-SA 4.0".Fotografia em close-up de duas mãos de uma pessoa de pele clara, com unhas curtas e um relógio prateado no pulso esquerdo, tocando a tela de um tablet, que está fora de foco. Sobreposta à imagem, uma faixa laranja com o texto "GOVERNANÇA SOB RISCO" em letras brancas maiúsculas. Abaixo, também em um fundo laranja, um texto mais longo em fonte menor e branca: "Além de transferir as atribuições do CGI.br para a ANATEL, o Projeto de Lei 4557/2024 pretende alterar a composição do Comitê, incluindo representantes do Legislativo e retirando pessoas de notório saber, uma afronta ao caráter técnico do órgão.". No canto superior da imagem, centralizado, o crédito "Cortipedia / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA 4.0" em letras brancas.


Fotografia de três pessoas em um ambiente que parece ser um escritório ou biblioteca, com estantes de arquivos ao fundo. Um homem de óculos e barba, vestindo uma blusa escura, está em pé atrás de uma mesa, olhando para um laptop e sorrindo. Sentadas à sua frente, duas mulheres interagem com o laptop; uma, de óculos e blusa escura, olha para a tela, enquanto a outra, de blusa azul, aponta para o computador. Sobre a mesa, há também outro laptop menor e material de escritório. A metade inferior da imagem é um bloco de cor laranja com texto em branco. O primeiro parágrafo diz: "O Comitê tem diversas atribuições, entre elas a de “estabelecer diretrizes estratégicas relacionadas ao uso e desenvolvimento da Internet no Brasil”.". O segundo parágrafo afirma: "Apesar disso, ele não foi consultado pela ANATEL, que anunciou a extinção de uma norma sobre serviços de conexão de internet, em decisão sem qualquer participação social".
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Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · 08/05/2025
We are challenging the lawfulness of the UK’s Online Safety Act Categorisation Regulations, which determine our obligations under UK laws. These rules create unacceptable risks for Wikipedia’s volunteer users, such as disempowering those who wish to keep their identity private. Read ➡️ w.wiki/E3XD
The Royal Courts of Justice main gate. Text says "Wikimedia Foundation brings legal challenge to new UK Online Safety Act requirements".
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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Attending the 2025 Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (#DRIF25) in Lusaka, Zambia, this week? Join our discussions about equitable AI, digital inclusivity, and Wikimedia's role supporting peaceful elections.👇 Full session details are in our blog post: diff.wikimedia.org/2025/04/12/m...
An image with the names and details of DRIF2025 sessions that Wikimedians will host, which are also available in the linked blog post.
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Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Our latest public policy advocacy newsletter discusses the globe-spanning legal work that protects Wikimedia projects and volunteers, celebrates @wikipedia.org's new badge of recognition, and updates you on key tech policy events where we participated. us11.campaign-archive.com?u=7e010456c3...
A photograph of Wikimedia Foundation staff piloting the "Wikipedia Test" at their both during RightsCon 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan
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