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Quo Vadis, Crawlers? Progress and what’s next on safeguarding our infrastructure https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/03/26/quo-vadis-crawlers-progress-and-whats-next-on-safeguarding-our-infrastructure/ #AI, #AIDataCrawlers, #Crawlers, #Infrastructure, #Knowledge, #KnowledgeAsAService, #Scraping, #ScrapingBots, #WebScraping, #WikimediaFoundation, #WikimediaProjects

Quo Vadis, Crawlers? Progress and what’s next on safeguarding our infrastructure

One year ago, the Wikimedia Foundation reported a significant increase in bot traffic to the Wikimedia projects, largely coming from crawlers who extract content to train generative AI systems. We …

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Riku Silvola Mar 5

I'm looking for a senior software engineer to join my team working on securing Wikipedia and our other projects at Wikimedia Foundation. We've got a huge platform, a great mission and a team of passionate engineers and product managers working together with the community.

Wikipedia just celebrated its 25th birthday in January, and there's a lot of energy to take on big challenges. Come help us tackle them head-on!

Remote (UTC-5 to UTC+1)

Job: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/7565171?gh_src=83nogelu1us

Team: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Product_Safety_and_Integrity

#Fedihire #infosec #appsec #infosecjobs #wikimediafoundation #wikipedia

Senior Software Engineer (Security & Privacy)

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Stefan Bohacek Feb 19

"One of the core goals of Wiki Workers United is to improve the Wikimedia Foundation's transparency and accountability toward the Wikimedia movement community.

This issue has been a long-standing concern for many workers at the Wikimedia Foundation, and a key reason for forming this union."

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https://wikiworkersunited.org

via https://federation.p1k3.com/@brennen/116094042817592498

#WorkersRights #unions #labor #wikimedia #WikimediaFoundation #WikiWorkers #WikiWorkersUnited

Wiki Workers United

We are Wiki Workers United, a global union for the staff of the Wikimedia Foundation. We are the people who do the work to provide a platform, services, and funds to support the Wikimedia movement.

Wiki Workers United

LumiWorx Feb 2

#WikiFlix ... a #NetFlix styled alternative for #PublicDomain #Movies

https://wikiflix.toolforge.org

#WikiVibes ... an #audio only companion service.

https://wikivibes.toolforge.org

NO ads, NO tracking, NO login account needed.

[ Operated by #WikimediaFoundation ]

#entertainment #music #streaming

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Amgine Feb 2

@dilmandila

tags to improve reach.

#wp #Wikimedia #WikimediaFoundation #WikipediaAI #enWikipedia

PPC Land Jan 19

Wikipedia turns 25 with eyes on AI survival and tech partnerships: Wikimedia Foundation marks quarter-century milestone with docuseries, partnerships with Microsoft and Amazon, and new strategy to sustain volunteer-powered knowledge. https://ppc.land/wikipedia-turns-25-with-eyes-on-ai-survival-and-tech-partnerships/ #Wikipedia25 #WikimediaFoundation #AIEthics #TechPartnerships #DigitalKnowledge

Wikipedia turns 25 with eyes on AI survival and tech partnerships

Wikimedia Foundation marks quarter-century milestone with docuseries, partnerships with Microsoft and Amazon, and new strategy to sustain volunteer-powered knowledge.

PPC Land

Pustam | पुस्तम | পুস্তম🇳🇵Jan 17

Since 2001, Wikipedia has become the backbone of knowledge on the internet. @wikipedia

Discover 25 years of Wikipedia here: https://wikipedia25.org

https://wikimediafoundation.org/wikipedia25

#Wikipedia25 #25YearsOfWikipedia #FreeKnowledge #OpenKnowledge #InternetHistory #DigitalCulture #KnowledgeForAll #FromDialUpToNow #OnlineLearning #CollaborativeKnowledge #HistoryOfTheWeb #WikiLove #Wikipedia #Wikimedia #WikimediaFoundation #Wiki25

eicker.news ᳇ tech news Jan 16

#Microsoft, #Meta, #Amazon, #Perplexity, and #Mistral AI have joined #Google in paying the #WikimediaFoundation for access to its projects, including #Wikipedia, through the Wikimedia Enterprise programme. This programme provides a premium version of Wikipedia’s #API tailored for commercial use and AI companies. https://www.theverge.com/news/862109/wikipedia-microsoft-meta-perplexity-ai-training-wikimedia-foundation?eicker.news #tech #media #news

Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon are paying up for ‘enterprise’ access to Wikipedia

The Wikimedia Foundation has announced that Microsoft, Meta, and Perplexity are paying to gain access to the nonprofit’s projects, allowing them to use Wikipedia for AI training.

The Verge