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Wikipedia services restored across Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Tuesday restored Wikipedia services across Pakistan, ARY News reported. As per details, the PTA has unblocked the service...

PM Shehbaz Sharif orders immediate restoration of Wikipedia

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to “immediately” restore online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, which was banned for not...

Wikipedia blocked in Pakistan over blasphemous content

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked Wikipedia services in the country after the platform failed to remove blasphemous content. In a statement, the PTA...

Pakistan degrades Wikipedia services over ‘sacrilegious content’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Wednesday degraded Wikipedia services in the country for 48 hours for 'not blocking/removing sacrilegious contents', ARY News reported. In...

Wikipedia fights Russian order to remove Ukraine war information

The Wikimedia Foundation, which owns Wikipedia, has filed an appeal against a Moscow court decision demanding that it remove information related to the Russian...

Wikipedia launches new global rules

Online platforms have come under intense scrutiny for abusive behavior, violent rhetoric and other forms of problematic content, pushing them to revamp content rules and more strictly enforce them

Imran’s pet dogs have their own Wikipedia page now!

Imran Khan’s pet dogs have been in the news sporadically, and perhaps their coverage in the mainstream media has earned them a Wikipedia page...

Facebook ‘context’ button is latest effort to fight fake news

WASHINGTON: Facebook said on Thursday it was testing a new "button" to allow users to get more context about a news source, in the...

China to launch own encyclopaedia to rival Wikipedia

SHANGHAI: China plans to launch its own online encyclopaedia next year, hoping to build a "cultural Great Wall" that can rival Wikipedia as a...

Wikipedia founder aims to ‘fix the news’ with collaborative website

WASHINGTON: Jimmy Wales, the founder of online encyclopedia Wikipedia, has launched a website aimed at countering the spread of fake news by bringing together...

Revealed: Most-edited pages of Wikipedia in 2016

Wikipedia has released a list of its most-edited pages this year, with an article detailing the year's notable deaths topping the list. The other most-edited...

Wikipedia warns against French attempt to extend EU privacy law globally

DAVOS: Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales has said an attempt by France to give an online privacy ruling global force is opening up a "disastrous can of worms" and could spur global censorship.

Traffic to Wikipedia terrorism pages fell after Snowden revelations

NEW YORK: Internet traffic to Wikipedia pages summarizing knowledge about terror groups and their tools plunged nearly 30 percent after revelations of widespread Web monitoring by the U.S. National Security Agency, suggesting that concerns about government snooping are hurting the ordinary pursuit of information.

George W. Bush page most edited on Wikipedia

SAN FRANCISCO: Former US president George W. Bush may no longer be able to change the course of history -- but it has not stopped others trying for him.

Bollywood films included in Wikipedia's 'World's Worst Movies Ever'

Believe it or not, a couple of Bollywood films are included in Wikipedia's list of 'World's Worst Ever Movies'.

Beautiful Pakistan — Top 10 pictures from Wiki Loves Earth competition

The top 10 pictures from Pakistan, chosen from over 11,000 submitted by Pakistani contestants in the 'Wiki Loves Earth' contest, have been chosen by a jury.

David Cameron’s Wikipedia page hacked, restored

LONDON: The Wikipedia pages of David Cameron and Nick Clegg have been hacked and replaced with a picture of Ed Miliband on the election day.

Wikipedia to file lawsuit challenging mass surveillance by NSA

CALIFORNIA: Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization that runs free online encyclopedia Wikipedia, will file a lawsuit against the National Security Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice, challenging the government's mass surveillance program.

Internet access limited in developing world: Facebook

WASHINGTON: Most people in the developing world do not use the Internet, with access limited by high costs, poor availability and a lack of relevant content, a Facebook report said Tuesday.

Wikipedia fights back against Europe’s “right to be forgotten”

BRUSSELS: Wikipedia fought back against Europe's "right to be forgotten" by listing the online encyclopaedia's articles removed from search results, snubbing a court ruling that allows people to stop personal information appearing under Internet searches.
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