Wikipedia
Net group says Wikipedia disrupted in Iran amid coronavirus
Middle East
March 3, 2020
Net group says Wikipedia disrupted in Iran amid coronavirus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Wikipedia’s Farsi-language website appears to be disrupted in Iran after a close confidant to…
Code War: Myanmar’s final digital battle ends
World
September 27, 2019
Code War: Myanmar’s final digital battle ends
Accessing everything from Wikipedia to Google Maps in Myanmar is about to get a lot easier when it finally adopts…
Translating Wikipedia pages into a local language in Ghana
World
April 4, 2019
Translating Wikipedia pages into a local language in Ghana
On a recent Saturday, more than 20 young Ghanaians gathered in a room in the capital Accra. They were there…
Wikipedia founder aims to ‘fix the news’ with crowd-funded website
World
April 26, 2017
Wikipedia founder aims to ‘fix the news’ with crowd-funded website
The founder of online encyclopaedia Wikipedia has announced plans for a crowd-funded news website offering stories by journalists and volunteers…
Wikipedia to shut down 24 hours to protest US legislation
Egypt
January 17, 2012
Wikipedia to shut down 24 hours to protest US legislation
Wikipedia will shut down its English-language website for 24 hours worldwide, starting at 5 am GMT on Wednesday, the collaborative…