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meta:Wikimedia_Foundation/Chief_Executive_Officer/Updates/May_2025_Update

https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/05/06/marking-a-transition-at-the-wikimedia-foundation/

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Ok, I see I got scooped by Axios (website) (via (User:Bri) and also User:Ganesha but I got the interview. Lots of overlap of course. More in a bit. - Sb

It will take lots of time to organize my notes, much less to write them up in any readable way. For the time being I'll ask that I can do the write up here, and that others concentrate on writing up the section in In the media. There should be many press write-ups on this IMHO.

Position announcement

The Wikimedia Foundation has published a draft White Paper on the subject of best practices around privacy in Wikimedia-related research. The creation of such a paper was requested by the Arbitration Committee in 2023, to convey "to researchers the principles of our movement and give specific recommendation for researchers on how to study and write about Wikipedians and their personal information in a way that respects our principles." (Phabricator task.)

Volunteers are invited to provide feedback on the current draft by 1 July 2025. See meta:Research:Wikimedia Research Best Practices Around Privacy Whitepaper#How to provide feedback on the latest version of the privacy white paper (until 1 July 2025) and meta:Research talk:Wikimedia Research Best Practices Around Privacy Whitepaper. – AK

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