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Wikipedia wants you to join the good side of the internet

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The collaborative online encyclopedia, which has become a reliable source amid a flood of misinformation, turns 20 today
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YouTube steers viewers to climate denial videos: nonprofit

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YouTube has driven millions of viewers to climate denial videos, a US activist group said on Thursday as it called for stopping "free promotion...
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Feminist porn answers a need

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Women viewers are increasing and that could help to usher in the sex revolution we are hankering after
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Wiki foundation wants to ‘decolonise the internet’

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Wikipedia contributors are few in Africa
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Get into the mania, Wiki wants your contributions

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The 14th annual Wikimania conference brought together more than 500 people to discuss the future of Wikipedia and free knowledge globally
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Cellphone providers give learners free Wikipedia

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A group of grade 12 pupils asked all South Africa's cellphone providers for free Wikipedia on their phones, and they got it.
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Wikipedia hopes for billion users with mobile

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Wikipedia is aiming to use mobile phones to reach a billion people by 2015, a senior executive has said, doubling the present number.
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Wikipedia’s ‘Goan War’ unmasked as hoax

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A seemingly meticulous entry about a 17th century conflict between colonial Portugal and India's Maratha empire has been outed as a hoax.
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WTF: The internet’s secretive hangouts

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Niren Tolsi goes deep into the web to find the underground world that lives on the Hidden Wiki.
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Calls for Wikipedia to keep up with the times

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The public knowledge website is more than a decade old and remains among the top 10 Internet sites in the world, but some say it is becoming dowdy.
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A mouthful of Sopa

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The protest against Sopa and Pipa has shown that governments of all stripes need to fear the internet, writes <b>Alistair Fairweather</b>.
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Wikipedia stages blackout to fight anti-piracy Bill

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As US websites black out their content to fight SOPA, local analysts say the US anti-piracy Bill could seriously affect South African consumers too.
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Wikipedia editors may approve changes

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Wikipedia faces a revolt among thousands of its contributors over proposals to change the way the online encyclopaedia is run.
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Wikipedia censorship highlights a lingering sting in the tail

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"Scorpions", says Wikipedia, "are eight-legged venomous arachnids. They have a long body with an extended tail with a sting.
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Heard about John McCain’s special ability?

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United States Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Friday fell victim to cheeky editing of his profile on Wikipedia.
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