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Elon Musk unveils Grokipedia 0.1 to rival Wikipedia: What's different

Elon Musk's xAI has introduced Grokipedia 0.1 - an AI-generated digital encyclopedia aiming to compete with the human-edited Wikipedia, promising more transparency

How different is Elon Musk's AI-powered 'Grokipedia' from Wikipedia?

Grokipedia is an online encyclopedia created by artificial intelligence, promoted by Elon Musk as a 'less biased' alternative to Wikipedia

Supreme Court rules in favour of Wikipedia, scraps ANI page takedown order

The Supreme Court ruled that courts cannot direct media takedowns without proving real harm, as it overturned Delhi High Court's order against Wikipedia

ANI vs Wikipedia: What the case is about and what has happened so far

Supreme Court reserves verdict on Wikimedia's challenge to Delhi HC order seeking removal of Wikipedia page detailing ANI's defamation case and courtroom exchanges

'Wikipedia operator challenges Indian court order to take down content'

Last week's Delhi High Court ruling came after Indian news agency ANI sued the US platform last year

'Why so touchy?' Supreme Court slams Delhi HC for Wikipedia takedown order

The Supreme Court questioned why the Delhi High Court ordered Wikipedia to take down a page, saying courts shouldn't be so sensitive to non-contemptuous criticism

Delhi HC directs Wikipedia to take down 'defamatory content' on ANI

Meanwhile, the Wikimedia Foundation has moved the Supreme Court against the High Court order, challenging its directive to remove the allegedly defamatory content from Wikipedia

Wikimedia moves SC seeking to quash HC order asking it to take down content

In a new legal challenge against that decision, Wikimedia has told India's Supreme Court to quash the ruling, saying it infringes on its right to "host a page on court proceedings"

Wikipedia editors in hot water over controversial Sambhaji Maharaj content

Wikipedia editors face legal heat over controversial Sambhaji Maharaj content as Maharashtra Cyber Cell files case after Wikimedia fails to act on removal request

'Defund until': Elon Musk slams Wikipedia over 'Nazi salute' claim

Elon Musk criticises Wikipedia for labelling his gesture as a 'Nazi salute', calling for defunding until balance is restored. Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales defends the platform

Centre issues notice to Wikipedia over 'bias and inaccuracies' concerns

The Central government has issued a notice to Wikipedia, citing complaints of bias and inaccuracies. This follows a Delhi High Court ruling questioning the platform's editorial practices

India issues notice to Wikipedia over bias and accuracy concerns

The Indian government has issued a notice to Wikipedia, raising concerns about bias and inaccuracies on the platform. Citing complaints from various quarters, the Ministry of Information and Broadcast

'Will shut your business': Delhi HC issues contempt notice to Wikipedia

Delhi HC issued a contempt notice to Wikipedia for not disclosing users behind defamatory edits on news agency ANI's page. The court also warned of shutting down Wikipedia's operations in India

Int'l Women's Day: Wikimedia launches 'Wikipedia needs more women' campaign

Since 2021, India has seen a steady growth rate of 13 per cent in content related to women on Wikimedia projects because of the efforts of individual contributors as well as collective initiatives

Elon Musk says he will give $1 bn to Wikipedia if it changes its name

'Have you ever wondered why the Wikimedia Foundation wants so much money?' questioned Elon Musk

Why does Wikipedia need donations despite its massive popularity?

A recent spate of donation appeals from Wikipedia, directed at its Indian users, has raised questions on its need for funds

Russia fines Wikipedia, Apple for 'false information' on Ukraine conflict

A Russian court on Thursday imposed fines on Apple and the host of Wikipedia for failing to remove material deemed to be false information about Russia's military actions in Ukraine. A justice of the peace in a magistrate's court, which handles administrative violations and low-level criminal cases, fined the Wikimedia Foundation 3 million rubles (USD 33,000) for retaining material on Russian-language Wikipedia pages that violated a law against discrediting Russia's military and spreading false information about the Ukraine conflict, the Interfax news agency reported. The same justice found Apple guilty of failing to delete podcasts and apps with such information and fined the company 400,000 rubles (UAD 4,400). Since sending troops into Ukraine in February 2022, Russia has enacted an array of measures to punish any criticism or questioning of the military campaign. Some critics have received severe punishments. Opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza was sentenced this year to 25 ye

Russian court fines Wikipedia again over article about Ukraine war

A Moscow court on Thursday again fined Wikipedia for a Russian-language article it refused to remove about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the latest in a series of government moves to silence objective reporting or criticism of the war and restrict the Russian public's access to information. The court fined Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that runs the free, publicly-edited online encyclopedia, 2 million rubles ($24,464) for not removing a Wikipedia article titled Russian occupation of the Zaporizhzhia region," a reference to one of four Ukrainian provinces that Russia annexed last September. Most countries have condemned the annexation, as well as that by Russia in 2014 of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula, as illegal. The state Tass news agency said the Wikimedia Foundation had failed to heed the demands of Russia's state communications watchdog Roskomnadzor to remove articles containing false information. Tass said a Wikipedia representative asked the court to reject the removal ...

Fresh blow to Adani after Wikipedia claims entries on group manipulated

In its report, The Signpost alleged that over 40 sock puppets or undeclared paid editors created or revised 9 articles on the Adani family and their businesses

Wikipedia ban shows attempts by Pak authorities to restrict internet access

The Wikipedia ban in Pak shows the inconsistent and recurring attempts by authorities to restrict internet access, a concerning pattern that undermines the country's nascent knowledge economy