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YouTube steers viewers to climate denial videos: nonprofit

Article Glenn Chapman - 18 Jan 2020

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

Feminist porn answers a need

Article Kagure Mugo - 3 Aug 2018

Women viewers are increasing and that could help to usher in the sex revolution we are hankering after

Wiki foundation wants to ‘decolonise the internet’

Africa Deutsche Welle 1 - 22 Jul 2018

Wikipedia contributors are few in Africa

Get into the mania, Wiki wants your contributions

Article Staff Reporter - 29 Jun 2018

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

Cellphone providers give learners free Wikipedia

Article Staff Reporter - 10 Apr 2014

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

Article Sapa Afp - 4 Feb 2013

Wikipedia is aiming to use mobile phones to reach a billion people by 2015, a senior executive has said, doubling the present number.

Wikipedia’s ‘Goan War’ unmasked as hoax

Article Sapa Afp - 8 Jan 2013

A seemingly meticulous entry about a 17th century conflict between colonial Portugal and India's Maratha empire has been outed as a hoax.

WTF: The internet’s secretive hangouts

Article Niren Tolsi - 21 Dec 2012

Niren Tolsi goes deep into the web to find the underground world that lives on the Hidden Wiki.

Calls for Wikipedia to keep up with the times

Article Staff Reporter - 14 Jul 2012

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.

A mouthful of Sopa

Article Staff Reporter - 19 Jan 2012

The protest against Sopa and Pipa has shown that governments of all stripes need to fear the internet, writes <b>Alistair Fairweather</b>.

Wikipedia stages blackout to fight anti-piracy Bill

Article Staff Reporter - 18 Jan 2012

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.

Wikipedia editors may approve changes

Article Staff Reporter - 27 Jan 2009

Wikipedia faces a revolt among thousands of its contributors over proposals to change the way the online encyclopaedia is run.

Wikipedia censorship highlights a lingering sting in the tail

Article Staff Reporter - 14 Dec 2008

"Scorpions", says Wikipedia, "are eight-legged venomous arachnids. They have a long body with an extended tail with a sting.

Heard about John McCain’s special ability?

Article Staff Reporter - 5 Sep 2008

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

Wikipedia founder aims to break Google stranglehold

Article Staff Reporter - 14 Aug 2008

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales hopes that Wikia Search will break Google's domination as the world's most widely used internet search engine.

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