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| February 2025 | Stephen Harrison emphasizes the contentious nature of Wikipedia's handling of topics related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, noting that many Wikipedians deliberately avoid editing certain sensitive pages. |
| February 2025 | Stephen Harrison emphasizes the contentious nature of Wikipedia's handling of topics related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, noting that many Wikipedians deliberately avoid editing certain sensitive pages. |
| December 2024 | A Wikipedia arbitration committee banned two pro-Palestine editors indefinitely and restricted three others for 'canvassing' and disruptive editing. |
| December 2024 | A Wikipedia arbitration committee banned two pro-Palestine editors indefinitely and restricted three others for 'canvassing' and disruptive editing. |
| October 2024 | Ashley Rindsberg of Pirate Wires reports a coordinated operation by Wikipedia editors systematically altering articles to influence public opinion against Israel. |
| October 2024 | Ashley Rindsberg of Pirate Wires reports a coordinated operation by Wikipedia editors systematically altering articles to influence public opinion against Israel. |
| September 2024 | Israel Hayom highlights the potential impact of Wikipedia entries on public understanding of historical events and geopolitical debates. |
| September 2024 | Israel Hayom highlights the potential impact of Wikipedia entries on public understanding of historical events and geopolitical debates. |
| August 2024 | Ynetnews reports Wikipedia has become a 'battleground for information warfare' with power struggles between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli editors. |
| August 2024 | Ynetnews reports Wikipedia has become a 'battleground for information warfare' with power struggles between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli editors. |
| July 2024 | The English Wikipedia renamed the article 'Allegations of genocide in the 2023 Israeli attack on Gaza' to 'Gaza genocide' after two months of debate. |
| July 2024 | The English Wikipedia renamed the article 'Allegations of genocide in the 2023 Israeli attack on Gaza' to 'Gaza genocide' after two months of debate. |
| June 2024 | English Wikipedia community declared the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) a generally unreliable source about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, citing concerns about pro-Israeli advocacy and potential misinformation. |
| June 2024 | Wikipedia administrators concluded that the ADL's lack of reliability extends to the intersection of antisemitism and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while still considering the ADL potentially reliable on general antisemitism topics. |
| June 2024 | A Jerusalem Post opinion piece suggests the English version of the Israel–Hamas war article is potentially more neutral than Arabic and Hebrew versions. |
| June 2024 | English Wikipedia community declared the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) a generally unreliable source about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, citing concerns about pro-Israeli advocacy and potential misinformation. |
| June 2024 | A Jerusalem Post opinion piece suggests the English version of the Israel–Hamas war article is potentially more neutral than Arabic and Hebrew versions. |
| May 2024 | After Trump was found guilty of 34 felony charges in New York, Wikipedia editors discussed including 'convicted felon' in the first sentence of his article. |
| March 2024 | The World Jewish Congress (WJC) releases a report criticizing Wikipedia's articles on the conflict for lack of neutrality and potentially problematic comparisons between Israel and Nazi Germany. |
| March 2024 | The World Jewish Congress (WJC) releases a report criticizing Wikipedia's articles on the conflict for lack of neutrality and potentially problematic comparisons between Israel and Nazi Germany. |
| 2023 | Stephen Harrison of Slate writes that Wikipedia provides better information about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict compared to social media platforms like X and TikTok. |
| 2023 | Stephen Harrison of Slate writes that Wikipedia provides better information about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict compared to social media platforms like X and TikTok. |
| December 23 2023 | The Arabic Wikipedia changed its logo to Palestinian flag colors and suspended editing for a day to protest attacks against Palestinians. |
| December 23 2023 | The Arabic Wikipedia changed its logo to Palestinian flag colors and suspended editing for a day to protest attacks against Palestinians. |
| August 2023 | Wikipedia editors engaged in a contentious debate about creating an article for Trump's mug shot, with arguments about its historical significance. |
| June 2022 | The Ladin Wikipedia expanded further, reaching 40,000 articles in its collection. |
| June 2022 | The Ladin Wikipedia expanded further, reaching 40,000 articles in its collection. |
| January 2022 | The Ladin Wikipedia reached a significant milestone by publishing its 10,000th article. |
| January 2022 | The Ladin Wikipedia reached a significant milestone by publishing its 10,000th article. |
| 2021 | Wikipedia celebrated its 20th anniversary with the publication of 'Wikipedia @ 20', a book featuring 21 essays selected through an open submission process and supported by Knowledge Unlatched, Northeastern University Communication Studies Department, and the Wikimedia Foundation. |
| 2021 | Benjakob notes significant differences in coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict across English, Hebrew, and Arabic Wikipedias, identifying it as one of the three most regulated areas on English Wikipedia. |
| 2021 | Wikipedia celebrated its 20th anniversary with the publication of 'Wikipedia @ 20', a book featuring 21 essays selected through an open submission process and supported by Knowledge Unlatched, Northeastern University Communication Studies Department, and the Wikimedia Foundation. |
| 2021 | Benjakob notes significant differences in coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict across English, Hebrew, and Arabic Wikipedias, identifying it as one of the three most regulated areas on English Wikipedia. |
| February 2021 | The Hebrew Wikipedia renamed its article on the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, changing 'occupation' to 'rule'. |
| February 2021 | The Hebrew Wikipedia renamed its article on the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, changing 'occupation' to 'rule'. |
| 2020 | MIT Press published 'Wikipedia @ 20', a book of essays marking 20 years of Wikipedia's history, edited by Joseph M. Reagle Jr. and Jackie Koerner, featuring contributions from 34 Wikipedians, academics, researchers, and other experts. |
| 2020 | MIT Press published 'Wikipedia @ 20', a book of essays marking 20 years of Wikipedia's history, edited by Joseph M. Reagle Jr. and Jackie Koerner, featuring contributions from 34 Wikipedians, academics, researchers, and other experts. |
| November 2020 | Following Trump's loss in the presidential election, Loser.com was again redirected to his Wikipedia article. |
| August 2020 | The Ladin Wikipedia was initiated and launched as a free, open-content encyclopedia in the Ladin language. |
| August 2020 | The Ladin Wikipedia was initiated and launched as a free, open-content encyclopedia in the Ladin language. |
| November 14 2019 | The Ladin Wikipedia reached its first milestone of 1000 articles while still operating as a test wiki on Wikimedia Incubator. |
| November 14 2019 | The Ladin Wikipedia reached its first milestone of 1000 articles while still operating as a test wiki on Wikimedia Incubator. |
| July 2019 | At a rally at Williams Arena, Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale claimed 20,000 attendees, despite the venue's actual capacity of 8,000 people. |
| May 2019 | Trump's Wikipedia page reached over 28,000 total edits and 156 million views, the most for a biography since Wikipedia began tracking viewership data in December 2007 |
| 2018 | Administrators on Wikipedia resolved a debate about including information on the Russia–United States summit in Trump's article, ultimately deciding to add the content. |
| November 2018 | Following the image vandalism, Trump's Wikipedia article was fully protected, restricting edits to administrators only. Multiple attacks continued using hacked user accounts, including an administrator's account. |
| November 22 2018 | Trump's Wikipedia infobox image was replaced with an inappropriate image, which was also pulled up by Siri when retrieving information about Trump. In response, Apple changed Siri to refer to WolframAlpha instead of Wikipedia. |
| 2017 | Following the Riyadh summit, an internet meme emerged from images of Trump touching an illuminated globe, with a Wikipedia article created a day after the event. |
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