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Volume 21
Issue 7
14 May 2025


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Niabot – CC BY-SA 3.0
News and notes
WMF to kick off new-CEO quest as Iskander preps to move on — Supreme Court nixes gag of Wiki page for other India court row on ANI — code-heads give fix-up date for Charts in lieu of long-dead Graph gizmo
And comment is requested on a privacy whitepaper.
Pinakpani – CC BY-SA 4.0
In the media
Wikimedia Foundation sues over UK government decision that might require identity verification of editors worldwide
And other courtroom drama.
Joella Marano – cc-by-sa-3.0
Disinformation report
What does Jay-Z know about Wikipedia?
And how he knows it: all about lawyer letters and editing logs.
Tudor Washington Collins – CC-BY-4.0
In focus
On the hunt for sources: Swedish AfD discussions
Why the language barrier is not the only impediment to navigating sources from another culture.
בר – CC BY-SA 3.0 UP
Technology report
WMF introduces unique but privacy-preserving browser cookie
And QR codes for every page!
Stevebidmead – CC0
Debriefing
Goldsztajn's RfA debriefing
When an editor is ready to become staff at a public library (not a brother in a fraternity).
Max Lum. I took this picture – PD
Obituary
Max Lum (User:ICOHBuzz)
Rest in peace.
Noraym – cc-by-sa-3.0
Community view
A Deep Dive Into Wikimedia (part 2)
The technology behind it, and the other stuff.
Punch – PD
Comix
Collection
Gadzooks!
RKO Pictures – PD
From the archives
Humor from the Archives
And more.
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