[Wikimedia-l] Re: New update in Wikimedia Foundation v. National Security Agency

[Luis (lu.is)]

Big thanks to everyone who has seen this through, across four GCs and three (or 
four?) EDs. Very few non-profits have the tenacity, resources, and skills to 
even attempt something like this. Well done work even if the outcome was not 
what we had wished for.

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On Feb 21, 2023 at 11:35 AM -0800, Ndahiro Derrick Alter 
, wrote:
> Thanks for Al the efforts devoted to this cause , it’s unfortunate hearing 
> the court’s decision.
> The fight is still on
>
> > On Tue, 21 Feb 2023 at 19:19 James Buatti  wrote:
> > > Hi everyone,
> > > Today, the United States’ Supreme Court denied our petition to review the 
> > > U.S. National Security Agency’s mass surveillance of internet 
> > > communications and activities, marking the end of our case Wikimedia 
> > > Foundation v. NSA. While this decision is a blow to privacy and freedom 
> > > of expression online, we don’t plan to let it hinder our advocacy 
> > > efforts. We invite you to read our Diff post about this decision and our 
> > > plans to continue to push to protect free knowledge on Wikimedia projects 
> > > and beyond.
> > > If you wish to share the news, you can use this social media toolkit.
> > >
> > > Best,
> > > Jim
> > >
> > > > On Fri, Aug 26, 2022 at 10:53 AM James Buatti  
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > Hello everyone,
> > > > >
> > > > > We invite you to take a look at our Diff post about a recent update 
> > > > > in our lawsuit against the U.S. National Security Agency, the agency 
> > > > > responsible for a number of mass surveillance practices that first 
> > > > > came to light in 2013. As we describe in the post, we first filed 
> > > > > this case in 2015 to protect the privacy and free expression rights 
> > > > > of Wikimedia users worldwide. In the coming months, we will share 
> > > > > more about this case, its implications, and how you can get involved.
> > > > >
> > > > > Best,
> > > > > Jim Buatti on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Legal Affairs and 
> > > > > Global Advocacy Teams
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > >
> > > > > James Buatti (he/him)
> > > > > Senior Manager, Legal
> > > > > Wikimedia Foundation
> > > > >
> > > > >
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> > >
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[Wikimedia-l] Terms of Use Update Comment Period Open!

[Jacob Rogers]

Hi everyone,


I’m emailing to let you know that the Terms of Use comment period has
opened! You can read more about it on Meta at the page about the ToU update
.
We’ve also released a blog discussing the changes, which you can find here

.

The comment period will be open until April 24. We will also be having
office hours for discussion on March 2, at 17:00 UTC to 18:30 UTC and April
4, at 17:00 UTC to 18:30 UTC. You can read more about them here
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We look forward to hearing from you!

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[Wikimedia-l] Re: New update in Wikimedia Foundation v. National Security Agency

[Ndahiro Derrick Alter]

Thanks for Al the efforts devoted to this cause , it’s unfortunate hearing
the court’s decision.
The fight is still on

On Tue, 21 Feb 2023 at 19:19 James Buatti  wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> Today, the United States’ Supreme Court denied our petition to review the
> U.S. National Security Agency’s mass surveillance of internet
> communications and activities, marking the end of our case Wikimedia
> Foundation v. NSA
> . While this
> decision is a blow to privacy and freedom of expression online, we don’t
> plan to let it hinder our advocacy efforts. We invite you to read our
> Diff post
> 
> about this decision and our plans to continue to push to protect free
> knowledge on Wikimedia projects and beyond.
>
> If you wish to share the news, you can use this social media toolkit
> 
> .
>
>
> Best,
>
> Jim
>
> On Fri, Aug 26, 2022 at 10:53 AM James Buatti 
> wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> We invite you to take a look at our Diff post
>> 
>>  about
>> a recent update in our lawsuit against the U.S. National Security Agency
>> , the agency
>> responsible for a number of mass surveillance practices that first came to
>> light in 2013
>> .
>> As we describe in the post, we first filed
>> 
>> this case in 2015 to protect the privacy and free expression rights of
>> Wikimedia users worldwide. In the coming months, we will share more about
>> this case, its implications, and how you can get involved.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Jim Buatti on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Legal Affairs and Global
>> Advocacy Teams
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> James Buatti (he/him)
>>
>> Senior Manager, Legal
>>
>> Wikimedia Foundation 
>>
>>
>> NOTICE: This message might have confidential or legally privileged
>> information in it. If you have received this message by accident, please
>> delete it and let us know about the mistake. For legal reasons, I may only
>> serve as an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation. This means I may not
>> give legal advice to or serve as a lawyer for community members,
>> volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity.
>>
>>
>
> --
>
> James Buatti (he/him)
>
> Legal Director
>
> Wikimedia Foundation 
>
>
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: New update in Wikimedia Foundation v. National Security Agency

[James Buatti]

Hi everyone,

Today, the United States’ Supreme Court denied our petition to review the
U.S. National Security Agency’s mass surveillance of internet
communications and activities, marking the end of our case Wikimedia
Foundation v. NSA
. While this
decision is a blow to privacy and freedom of expression online, we don’t
plan to let it hinder our advocacy efforts. We invite you to read our Diff
post

about this decision and our plans to continue to push to protect free
knowledge on Wikimedia projects and beyond.

If you wish to share the news, you can use this social media toolkit

.


Best,

Jim

On Fri, Aug 26, 2022 at 10:53 AM James Buatti  wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> We invite you to take a look at our Diff post
> 
>  about
> a recent update in our lawsuit against the U.S. National Security Agency
> , the agency
> responsible for a number of mass surveillance practices that first came to
> light in 2013
> .
> As we describe in the post, we first filed
> 
> this case in 2015 to protect the privacy and free expression rights of
> Wikimedia users worldwide. In the coming months, we will share more about
> this case, its implications, and how you can get involved.
>
> Best,
>
> Jim Buatti on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Legal Affairs and Global
> Advocacy Teams
>
>
> --
>
> James Buatti (he/him)
>
> Senior Manager, Legal
>
> Wikimedia Foundation 
>
>
> NOTICE: This message might have confidential or legally privileged
> information in it. If you have received this message by accident, please
> delete it and let us know about the mistake. For legal reasons, I may only
> serve as an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation. This means I may not
> give legal advice to or serve as a lawyer for community members,
> volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity.
>
>

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[Wikimedia-l] A new Signpost issue is out

[Andreas Kolbe]

The Signpost – Volume 19, Issue 4 – 20 February 2023
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News and notes: Terms of Use update, Steward elections, and Wikipedia back
in Pakistan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-02-20/News_and_notes


In the media: Arbitrators open case request after article alleges Wikipedia
"intentionally distorts" Holocaust coverage
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-02-20/In_the_media


Disinformation report: The "largest con in corporate history"?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-02-20/Disinformation_report


Essay: Machine-written articles: a new challenge for Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-02-20/Essay


Tips and tricks: All about writing at DYK
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-02-20/Tips_and_tricks


Featured content: Eden, lost.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-02-20/Featured_content


Gallery: Love is in the air
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-02-20/Gallery


Traffic report: Superbowl? Pfft. Give me some Bollywood! Yours sincerely,
the world
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-02-20/Traffic_report


>From the archives: 5, 10, and 15 years ago: Let's (not) delete the Main
Page!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-02-20/From_the_archives


Cobwebs: Editorial: The loss of the moral high ground
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-02-20/Cobwebs


Humour: The RfA Candidate's Song
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-02-20/Humour



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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Bing-ChatGPT

[Ali Kia]

Hi.
Thanks a lot.

در تاریخ سه‌شنبه ۲۱ فوریهٔ ۲۰۲۳،‏ ۱:۳۰ Eduardo Testart 
نوشت:

> Hi again,
>
> Another potentially interesting podcast for some touching this matter
> (more or less):
> https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/17/podcasts/hard-fork-bing-ai-elon.html
>
> Linked to the ones I sent before on the other thread.
>
> If this is the new Napster revolution equivalent, yeah I know... back in
> the day, buckle up!
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> On Mon, Feb 20, 2023, 17:33 Jimmy Wales 
> wrote:
>
>> Speaking only for myself, out of curiosity, some real world examples
>> might be helpful here.   I don't have access to Bing's
>> version yet, but I do have access to chat.openai.com which is very
>> impressive but deeply flawed.
>>
>> I asked "Who is Kate Garvey?" (my wife, known a bit to the media, but not
>> famous) and the answer is weird and laughably bad with
>> more sentences false than true.   Among other silly things, it says that
>> she worked for Theresa May and was involved
>> with Brexit negotiations, which if you knew my wife's politics borders on
>> libel.  It also says she co-founded an organization
>> (which as far as I can tell, it just made up out of thin air) with Nick
>> Clegg's wife.  It's completely mad.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 2023-02-20 09:34, Anders Wennersten wrote:
>>
>> > BIng with ChatGPT is now released by Micrsoft. > > And from what I
>> understand they use Wikipedia content considerably. > If you ask Who is A B
>> and A B is not widely known, the result is more > or less identical to the
>> content from the Wikipedia article (but > worse, as it "makes up" facts
>> that is incorrect). > > In a way I am glad to see Wikipedia is fully
>> relevant even in this > emerging AI-driven search world. But Google search
>> has ben careful to > always have a link to Wikipedia besides their made up
>> summary of > facts, which here it is missing (yet?). And for licences, they
>> are > all ignored. > > So if this is the future the number of accesses from
>> users to > Wikipedia will collapse, and also their willingness to donate...
>> (but > our content still a cornerstone for knowledge) > > Anders > > (I got
>> a lot of fact from an article in Swedish main newspaper by > their tech
>> editor. He started asking fact of himself, and when he > received facts
>> from his Wp article plus being credited to a book he > had noting to do
>> with, he started to try to tell/learn ChatGPT of > this error. The chatPGT
>> only got angry accusing the techeditor for > lying and in the end cut off
>> the conversation, as ChatGPT continued > to teat the techeditor as lyer and
>> vandal..). > ___ Wikimedia-l
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: [African Wikimedians] Invitation to episode 21 of WikiAfrica Hour

[Ali Kia]

Hi.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Thanks a lot.

در تاریخ سه‌شنبه ۲۱ فوریهٔ ۲۰۲۳،‏ ۰:۳۴ Festus Yemi 
نوشت:

> Hello,
>
> Thanks for sharing.
>
> Festus
>
> On Mon, Feb 20, 2023, 9:24 PM Ceslause Ogbonnaya <
> cesla...@wikiinafrica.org> wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I wish to invite you to episode 21 of WIkiAfrica Hour, title *Commons:
>> Inside out, *where we shall be discussing Wikimedia Commons user
>> experience and many other interesting details, including how Wikimedia
>> Commons could be improved in order to fit into what the Wikimedia
>> Foundation wants to achieve through the 2030 Movement Strategy.
>>
>> Guests include:
>>
>>1. Wilson Oluoha
>> - Community
>>facilitator, Wiki Loves Africa 2023
>>2. Ziko Van Dijk  - Wiki
>>expert, Netherlands/Germany
>>3. Fiona Romeo  -
>>Member, 2022 Image Description Week
>> Working group
>>
>> Date: 24th February 2023
>> Time: 4pm UTC
>> Details: http://w.wiki/5dft 
>>
>> Regards,
>> Ceslause Ogbonnaya
>> *Host, WIkiAfrica Hour*
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