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TECHNOLOGY IS IMPORTANT.
HUMANITY IS ESSENTIAL.

DISCOVER HOW WE ENSURE HUMANS REMAIN CENTRAL TO COMPILING KNOWLEDGE.

The nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation provides the essential infrastructure for
free knowledge. We host Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, created,
edited, and verified by volunteers around the world, as well as many other vital
community projects. All of which is made possible thanks to donations from
individuals like you. We welcome anyone who shares our vision to join us in
collecting and sharing knowledge that fully represents human diversity.

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WIKIMEDIA PROJECTS BELONG TO EVERYONE

You made it. It is yours to use. For free. That means you can use it, adapt it,
or share what you find on Wikimedia sites. Just do not write your own bio, or
copy/paste it into your homework.



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WE RESPECT YOUR DATA AND PRIVACY

We do not sell your email address or any of your personal information to third
parties. More information about our privacy practices are available at the
Wikimedia Foundation privacy policy, donor privacy policy, and data retention
guidelines.

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PEOPLE LIKE YOU KEEP WIKIPEDIA ACCURATE

Readers verify the facts. Articles are collaboratively created and edited by a
community of volunteers using reliable sources, so no single person or company
owns a Wikipedia article. The Wikimedia Foundation does not write or edit, but
you and everyone you know can help.

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NOT ALL WIKIS ARE WIKIMEDIA

The word “wiki” refers to a website built using collaborative editing software.
Projects with no past or existing affiliation with Wikipedia or the Wikimedia
Foundation, such as Wikileaks and wikiHow, also use the term. Although these
sites also use “wiki” in their name, they have nothing to do with Wikimedia.

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RESEARCH

We conduct our own research and partner with researchers worldwide to address
change in society and technology.

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TECHNOLOGY

From site reliability to machine learning, our open-source technology makes
Wikipedia faster, more reliable, and more accessible worldwide.

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ADVOCACY

We fight to protect everyone’s right to access free and open knowledge.



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COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS ARE THE CORE OF THE WIKIMEDIA MOVEMENT





Our volunteers build tools, share photos, write articles, and are working to
connect all the knowledge that exists.

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WIKIPEDIA

Free encyclopedia written in over 300 languages by volunteers around the world.

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WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

The world’s largest free-to-use-library of illustrations, photos, drawings,
videos and music.

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SEE WHAT WE HAVE BEEN UP TO


WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION CALLS ON US SUPREME COURT TO STRIKE LAWS THAT THREATEN
WIKIPEDIA

Legal United States Wikimedia Foundation

The Foundation supports challenges to laws in Texas and Florida that jeopardize
Wikipedia’s community-led governance model and the right to freedom of
expression.

7 December 2023 By Wikimedia Foundation
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קרן ויקימדיה קוראת לאפשר חיבור לאינטרנט, וגישה לידע, בלי הפרעה בעזה

Wikimedia Foundation

קרן ויקימדיה מביעה את דאגתה העמוקה ממקרי ניתוק האינטרנט הנמשכים ברצועת עזה,
הפוגעים באופן ישיר ביכולתם של אנשים לקבל ולשתף מידע מוויקיפדיה וממיזמי ויקימדיה
אחרים. בתור המלכ”ר המארח את מיזמי ויקימדיה, הקרן מאמינה שמקרי הניתוק האלה
מאיימים על משימתנו לשתף ידע ברחבי העולם ולהגן על הגישה לידע כאחת מזכויות האדם.

7 December 2023 By Wikimedia Foundation
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WIKIMEDIANS ARE HEROES OF FREE KNOWLEDGE

VITOR MAZUCO

Editor since 2009, Wikimedia community

PRANAYRAJ VANGARI

Editor since 2013, Wikimedia community

SAM OYEYELE

Editor since 2011, Wikimedia community

Throughout history, knowledge has been controlled by a powerful few. Wikipedia
needs knowledge from all languages and cultures. The internet has become the
default for accessing information—women, people of color, and the global south
remain underrepresented. We invite you to help correct history.

Join the movement


HELP US UNLOCK THE WORLD’S KNOWLEDGE.

As a nonprofit, Wikipedia and our related free knowledge projects are powered
primarily through donations.

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CONTACT US

Questions about the Wikimedia Foundation or our projects? Get in touch with our
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to encouraging the growth, development and distribution of free, multilingual
content, and to providing the full content of these wiki-based projects to the
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