As I wrote last week: "As other information sources fall, Wikipedia’s stubborn independence becomes more vital than ever. The attacks from [the right] aren't just about an online encyclopedia — they're part of a broader assault on any information source that refuses to be controlled."
https://forward.com/news/686797/heritage-foundation-wikipedia-antisemitism/
Donating to the Wikimedia Foundation is great. Becoming a volunteer editor is even better.
Here are resources for maintaining your personal security as an editor:
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Personal_security_practices
* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation/Legal/Community_Resilience_and_Sustainability/Human_Rights/Digital_Security_Resources
I publicly connect my Wikipedia account to my IRL identity, but this is NOT required.
Wikipedia's Tor/proxy blocking policy is an unfortunate impediment to aspiring editors wanting to maintain personal security
https://blog.torproject.org/the-value-of-anonymous-contributions-wikipedia
According to a recently published research paper co-authored by researchers from Drexel, NYU, and the University of Washington, Tor users make high-quality contributions to Wikipedia. And, when they are blocked, as doctoral candidate Chau Tran, the lead author describes, "the collateral damage in the form of unrealized valuable contributions from anonymity seekers is invisible."
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