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.portal-navigation[dir="ltr"] .portal-navigation-tabicon,.mw-parser-output .portal-navigation-force-ltr .portal-navigation-tabicon{margin:0 .75em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .portal-navigation[dir="rtl"] .portal-navigation-tabicon,.mw-parser-output .portal-navigation-force-rtl .portal-navigation-tabicon{margin:0 0 0 .75em}.mw-parser-output ul.portal-navigation-subtabs{list-style:none;font-size:95%;margin:0 1em;padding:1.125em 0;border-style:solid;border-width:.35em 0}.mw-parser-output .portal-navigation-subtabs>li{margin:0;padding:0}</style><div class="portal-navigation-header" style="background:#abcdef; color:#000;">2023 Terms of Use updates</div><ul class="portal-navigation-body"><li><span class="portal-navigation-entry"><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Legal_department/2023_ToU_updates" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Legal department/2023 ToU updates">Main</a></span></li><li><span class="portal-navigation-entry"><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Legal_department/2023_ToU_updates/Proposed_update" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Legal department/2023 ToU updates/Proposed update">Proposed update</a> (<a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Legal_department/2023_ToU_updates/About" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Legal department/2023 ToU updates/About">explainer</a>)</span></li><li><span class="portal-navigation-entry"><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Legal_department/2023_ToU_updates/Office_hours" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Legal department/2023 ToU updates/Office hours">Office hours</a></span></li><li><span class="portal-navigation-entry"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy_talk:Terms_of_Use/Archive_2" class="extiw" title="foundation:Policy talk:Terms of Use/Archive 2">Community discussion</a></span></li></ul></div> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Office_hours_about_updating_the_Wikimedia_Terms_of_Use" data-mw-thread-id="h-Office_hours_about_updating_the_Wikimedia_Terms_of_Use"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Office_hours_about_updating_the_Wikimedia_Terms_of_Use"></span>Office hours about updating the Wikimedia Terms of Use<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Office_hours_about_updating_the_Wikimedia_Terms_of_Use"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation/Legal/2023_ToU_updates/Office_hours&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Office hours about updating the Wikimedia Terms of Use"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Legal_department" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Legal department">Wikimedia Foundation Legal Department</a> hosted two office hours with community members about <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Legal_department/2023_ToU_updates/Proposed_update" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Legal department/2023 ToU updates/Proposed update">updating the Wikimedia Terms of Use</a>. </p><p><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Terms_of_Use" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Terms of Use">The Terms of Use (ToU)</a> are the legal terms that govern the use of websites hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. We will be gathering your feedback on a draft proposal from February through April. The draft will be translated into several languages, with feedback accepted in any language. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Dates_and_times" data-mw-thread-id="h-Dates_and_times"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Dates_and_times"></span>Dates and times<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Dates_and_times"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation/Legal/2023_ToU_updates/Office_hours&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Dates and times"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The first Office Hour was held on <b>March 2, from 17:00 UTC to 18:30 UTC</b>. <ul><li><b><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Legal_department/2023_ToU_updates/Office_hours/Transcript_1" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Legal department/2023 ToU updates/Office hours/Transcript 1">Transcript</a></b></li></ul></li> <li>The second Office Hour was held on <b>April 4, from 17:00 UTC to 18:30 UTC</b>. <ul><li><b><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Legal_department/2023_ToU_updates/Office_hours/Transcript_2" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Legal department/2023 ToU updates/Office hours/Transcript 2">Transcript</a></b></li></ul></li></ul> <p>The meeting were held in English language and led by the members of the Wikimedia Foundation Legal Team, who took and answered questions from the community members. Facilitators from the Movement Strategy and Governance Team provided the necessary assistance and other meeting-related services. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="How_to_take_part_in_Office_Hours" data-mw-thread-id="h-How_to_take_part_in_Office_Hours"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-How_to_take_part_in_Office_Hours"></span>How to take part in Office Hours<span data-mw-comment-end="h-How_to_take_part_in_Office_Hours"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation/Legal/2023_ToU_updates/Office_hours&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: How to take part in Office Hours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Calls are held on the Google Meet platform.</li> <li>Access links are shared on this page <b>48 hours</b> before each call.</li> <li>Anyone can join the call; no registration is needed.</li> <li>Engage as you like: speaking up, writing, or just listening.</li> <li>The conversations are recorded.</li> <li>The <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct">Universal Code of Conduct</a> applied.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Office_Hour_participants" data-mw-thread-id="h-Office_Hour_participants"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Office_Hour_participants"></span>Office Hour participants<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Office_Hour_participants"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation/Legal/2023_ToU_updates/Office_hours&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Office Hour participants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Participants from the Wikimedia Foundation include: </p> <ul><li>Members of the Legal Team</li> <li>Movement Strategy and Governance facilitators</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="What_is_being_updated?" data-mw-thread-id="h-What_is_being_updated?"><span id="What_is_being_updated.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-What_is_being_updated?"></span>What is being updated?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-What_is_being_updated?"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation/Legal/2023_ToU_updates/Office_hours&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: What is being updated?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This update comes in response to several things: </p> <ul><li>Implementing the Universal Code of Conduct; <ul><li>The Legal Department has been instructed to ensure that the ToU include UCoC in some form.</li></ul></li> <li>Updating project text to the Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0 license; <ul><li>Regarding CC 4.0, the communities had determined as the result of a 2016 consultation that the projects should upgrade the main license for hosted text from the current CC BY-SA 3.0 to CC BY-SA 4.0.</li></ul></li> <li>Proposal for better addressing undisclosed paid editing <ul><li>The Foundation intends to strengthen its tools to support existing community policies against marketing companies engaged in systematic, undisclosed paid editing campaigns.</li></ul></li> <li>Bringing our terms in line with current and recently passed laws affecting the Foundation, including the European Digital Services Act <ul><li>While the law affecting hosting providers has held steady for some time, with the recent passage of the EU’s Digital Services Act, we are seeing more significant changes in the legal obligations for companies like the Foundation that host large websites. 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