Re: [Wikimedia-l] Structured data ethical implications

2019-05-23 Thread Jonathan Morgan
Hi Mister Thrapostibongles, This is a good point and a valid consideration. WMF is starting to think about issues like this, and what tools we have available to mitigate unintended consequences of AI tech (even in cases where we're not building the AI tech itself, but rather providing training

[Wikimedia-l] Seni bu hafta ne mutlu ediyor? / What's making you happy this week? (Week of 19 May 2019)

2019-05-23 Thread Pine W
This week I would like to thank people who volunteer significant time and effort to hunt advertising, undisclosed conflict of interest editing, and sockpuppet accounts in the Wikiverse. I was reminded of these subjects by this email

Re: [Wikimedia-l] New action to lift Wikipedia block in Turkey

2019-05-23 Thread Shani Evenstein
Wonderful news! Thanks for sharing. Shani. --- *Shani Evenstein Sigalov* * Lecturer, Tel Aviv University. * EdTech Innovation Strategist, NY/American Medical Program, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. * PhD Candidate, School of

[Wikimedia-l] New action to lift Wikipedia block in Turkey

2019-05-23 Thread Katherine Maher
Hello everyone, For the past two years, Turkish authorities have blocked access to Wikipedia across all languages -- the most expansive form of blocking of Wikipedia ever imposed. During that time, the Wikimedia Foundation has been working to lift the block through many different efforts,