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mod-margin-bottom"> <div class="mw-980"> <div class="blog-list"> <div class="blog-post"> <a class="blog-post__image-link" alt="" tabindex="-1" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2024/09/21/un-general-assembly-wikipedia-future-internet/"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Global-Advocacy-United-Nations-800x600-1.png?w=800&h=600&crop=1" class="blog-post__image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Global-Advocacy-United-Nations-800x600-1.png 800w, https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Global-Advocacy-United-Nations-800x600-1.png?resize=300,225 300w, https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Global-Advocacy-United-Nations-800x600-1.png?resize=768,576 768w, https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Global-Advocacy-United-Nations-800x600-1.png?resize=400,300 400w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> </a> <div class="blog-post__content"> <h3 class="blog-post__title"> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2024/09/21/un-general-assembly-wikipedia-future-internet/"> Ahead of UN General Assembly, Wikipedia nonprofit calls on governments to ensure the future internet is shaped by communities for the public interest </a> </h3> <div class="blog-post__categories"> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/category/topics/legal/advocacy/">Advocacy</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/category/events/">Events</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/category/foundation/">Wikimedia Foundation</a> </div> <div class="blog-post__excerpt"> <p>21 September 2024, New York USA ― As UN Member States are gathering in New York for the 79th United Nations General Assembly, the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, is calling on governments and the UN to ensure that stakeholders from all sectors can work together in deciding how….</p> </div> <div class="blog-post__meta"> <time class="blog-post__published" datetime=""> 21 September 2024 </time> <span class="blog-post__authors"> By <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/author/wikimedia-foundation/" title="Posts by Wikimedia Foundation" class="author url fn" rel="author">Wikimedia Foundation</a> </span> </div> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2024/09/21/un-general-assembly-wikipedia-future-internet/" class="blog-post__read-more" aria-label="Read more about Ahead of UN General Assembly, Wikipedia nonprofit calls on governments to ensure the future internet is shaped by communities for the public interest"> Read more </a> </div> </div> <div class="blog-post"> <a class="blog-post__image-link" alt="" tabindex="-1" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2024/04/24/carta-aberta-proteger-wikipedia-pacto-digital-global/"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/UN_DigitalCompact_Press_V2_PressRelease_HighRes.png?w=800&h=600&crop=1" class="blog-post__image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/UN_DigitalCompact_Press_V2_PressRelease_HighRes.png?resize=400,300 400w, https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/UN_DigitalCompact_Press_V2_PressRelease_HighRes.png?resize=800,600 800w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> </a> <div class="blog-post__content"> <h3 class="blog-post__title"> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2024/04/24/carta-aberta-proteger-wikipedia-pacto-digital-global/"> Carta aberta para proteger a Wikipédia e outros projetos de interesse público no Pacto Digital Global </a> </h3> <div class="blog-post__categories"> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/category/topics/legal/advocacy/">Advocacy</a> </div> <div class="blog-post__excerpt"> <p>Uma nova carta aberta da Fundação Wikimedia, a organização sem fins lucrativos que opera a Wikipédia e outros projetos Wikimedia, e afiliadas do Movimento Wikimedia ao redor do mundo, apela aos Estados Membros da ONU para protegerem a Wikipédia e outros projetos de interesse público no futuro Pacto Digital Global.</p> </div> <div class="blog-post__meta"> <time class="blog-post__published" datetime=""> 24 April 2024 </time> <span class="blog-post__authors"> By <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/author/wikimedia/" title="Posts by Wikimedia" class="author url fn" rel="author">Wikimedia</a> </span> </div> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2024/04/24/carta-aberta-proteger-wikipedia-pacto-digital-global/" class="blog-post__read-more" aria-label="Read more about Carta aberta para proteger a Wikipédia e outros projetos de interesse público no Pacto Digital Global"> Read more </a> </div> </div> <div class="blog-post"> <a class="blog-post__image-link" alt="" tabindex="-1" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2024/04/23/call-to-protect-wikipedia-global-digital-compact/"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/UN_DigitalCompact_BlogHeader_Press-03.png?w=800&h=600&crop=1" class="blog-post__image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/UN_DigitalCompact_BlogHeader_Press-03.png?resize=400,300 400w, https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/UN_DigitalCompact_BlogHeader_Press-03.png?resize=800,600 800w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> </a> <div class="blog-post__content"> <h3 class="blog-post__title"> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2024/04/23/call-to-protect-wikipedia-global-digital-compact/"> Wikimedia Foundation and global communities call on UN Member States to protect Wikipedia and other public interest projects in the Global Digital Compact </a> </h3> <div class="blog-post__categories"> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/category/topics/legal/advocacy/global-digital-compact/">Global Digital Compact</a> </div> <div class="blog-post__excerpt"> <p>New open letter calls for UN Member States to include three key commitments in the Global Digital Compact that can allow public interest projects and the people who create them to thrive.</p> </div> <div class="blog-post__meta"> <time class="blog-post__published" datetime=""> 23 April 2024 </time> <span class="blog-post__authors"> By <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/author/wikimedia-foundation/" title="Posts by Wikimedia Foundation" class="author url fn" rel="author">Wikimedia Foundation</a> </span> </div> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2024/04/23/call-to-protect-wikipedia-global-digital-compact/" class="blog-post__read-more" aria-label="Read more about Wikimedia Foundation and global communities call on UN Member States to protect Wikipedia and other public interest projects in the Global Digital Compact"> Read more </a> </div> </div> <div class="blog-post"> <a class="blog-post__image-link" alt="" tabindex="-1" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2024/04/23/open-letter-protect-wikipedia-global-digital-compact/"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/UN_DigitalCompact_Press_V2_PressRelease_HighRes.png?w=800&h=600&crop=1" class="blog-post__image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/UN_DigitalCompact_Press_V2_PressRelease_HighRes.png?resize=400,300 400w, https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/UN_DigitalCompact_Press_V2_PressRelease_HighRes.png?resize=800,600 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> </a> <div class="blog-post__content"> <h3 class="blog-post__title"> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2024/04/23/open-letter-protect-wikipedia-global-digital-compact/"> Open letter to protect Wikipedia and other public interest projects in the Global Digital Compact </a> </h3> <div class="blog-post__categories"> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/category/topics/legal/advocacy/">Advocacy</a> </div> <div class="blog-post__excerpt"> <p>A new open letter from the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that operates Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, and Wikimedia affiliates around the world calls on UN Member States to protect Wikipedia and other public interest projects in the forthcoming Global Digital Compact.</p> </div> <div class="blog-post__meta"> <time class="blog-post__published" datetime=""> 23 April 2024 </time> <span class="blog-post__authors"> By <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/author/wikimedia/" title="Posts by Wikimedia" class="author url fn" rel="author">Wikimedia</a> </span> </div> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2024/04/23/open-letter-protect-wikipedia-global-digital-compact/" class="blog-post__read-more" aria-label="Read more about Open letter to protect Wikipedia and other public interest projects in the Global Digital Compact"> Read more </a> </div> </div> <div class="blog-post"> <a class="blog-post__image-link" alt="" tabindex="-1" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/09/19/wikimedia-foundation-calls-for-protection-and-fair-treatment-of-wikipedia/"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/British_Parlament.jpg?w=800&h=600&crop=1" class="blog-post__image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/British_Parlament.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/British_Parlament.jpg?resize=800,600 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> </a> <div class="blog-post__content"> <h3 class="blog-post__title"> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/09/19/wikimedia-foundation-calls-for-protection-and-fair-treatment-of-wikipedia/"> Wikimedia Foundation calls for protection and fair treatment of Wikipedia as UK Online Safety Bill becomes law </a> </h3> <div class="blog-post__categories"> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/category/topics/legal/advocacy/">Advocacy</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/category/audiences/governments/">Governments</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/category/audiences/media/">Media</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/category/audiences/ngos/">NGOs</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/category/regions/northern-and-western-europe/">Northern and Western Europe</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/category/audiences/partners/">Partners</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/category/audiences/policy-makers/">Policy makers</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/category/post-types/press-release/">Press Release</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/category/countries/united-kingdom/">United Kingdom</a> </div> <div class="blog-post__excerpt"> <p>The Wikimedia Foundation is calling on the UK government and independent regulator to ensure the implementation of the Online Safety Bill does not harm Wikipedia, and other projects that the public relies on to create and access free, reliable knowledge.</p> </div> <div class="blog-post__meta"> <time class="blog-post__published" datetime=""> 19 September 2023 </time> <span class="blog-post__authors"> By <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/author/wikimedia-foundation/" title="Posts by Wikimedia Foundation" class="author url fn" rel="author">Wikimedia Foundation</a> </span> </div> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/09/19/wikimedia-foundation-calls-for-protection-and-fair-treatment-of-wikipedia/" class="blog-post__read-more" aria-label="Read more about Wikimedia Foundation calls for protection and fair treatment of Wikipedia as UK Online Safety Bill becomes law"> Read more </a> </div> </div> <div class="blog-post"> <a class="blog-post__image-link" alt="" tabindex="-1" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/07/07/for-third-time-china-blocks-wikimedia-foundation-as-permanent-observer-to-the-world-intellectual-property-organization-wipo/"> <img width="800" height="430" src="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/WIPO_Headquarters.jpg?w=800&h=430&crop=1" class="blog-post__image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="blog-post__content"> <h3 class="blog-post__title"> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/07/07/for-third-time-china-blocks-wikimedia-foundation-as-permanent-observer-to-the-world-intellectual-property-organization-wipo/"> For third time, China blocks Wikimedia Foundation as permanent observer to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) </a> </h3> <div class="blog-post__categories"> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/category/topics/legal/advocacy/">Advocacy</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/category/post-types/press-release/">Press Release</a> </div> <div class="blog-post__excerpt"> <p>The Wikimedia Foundation was rejected for the third time from gaining accreditation as a permanent observer to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).</p> </div> <div class="blog-post__meta"> <time class="blog-post__published" datetime=""> 7 July 2023 </time> <span class="blog-post__authors"> By <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/author/wikimedia-foundation/" title="Posts by Wikimedia Foundation" class="author url fn" rel="author">Wikimedia Foundation</a> </span> </div> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/07/07/for-third-time-china-blocks-wikimedia-foundation-as-permanent-observer-to-the-world-intellectual-property-organization-wipo/" class="blog-post__read-more" aria-label="Read more about For third time, China blocks Wikimedia Foundation as permanent observer to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)"> Read more </a> </div> </div> <div class="blog-post"> <a class="blog-post__image-link" alt="" tabindex="-1" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/06/29/protect-the-future-of-wikipedia-in-the-uk/"> <img width="800" height="430" src="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/wikimedia_123946_blog_980x430_option3.png?w=800&h=430&crop=1" class="blog-post__image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="blog-post__content"> <h3 class="blog-post__title"> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/06/29/protect-the-future-of-wikipedia-in-the-uk/"> Protect the future of Wikipedia in the UK </a> </h3> <div class="blog-post__categories"> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/category/topics/legal/advocacy/">Advocacy</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/category/post-types/blog-post/">Blog Post</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/category/audiences/policy-makers/">Policy makers</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/category/countries/united-kingdom/">United Kingdom</a> </div> <div class="blog-post__excerpt"> <p>The UK Online Safety Bill threatens the future of Wikipedia, a vital knowledge resource for people across the country. We are calling on UK government leaders to protect the online encyclopaedia now.</p> </div> <div class="blog-post__meta"> <time class="blog-post__published" datetime=""> 29 June 2023 </time> <span class="blog-post__authors"> By <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/author/lucy-crompton-reid/" title="Posts by Lucy Crompton-Reid" class="author url fn" rel="author">Lucy Crompton-Reid</a> and <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/author/rebecca-mackinnon/" title="Posts by Rebecca MacKinnon" class="author url fn" rel="author">Rebecca MacKinnon</a> </span> </div> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/06/29/protect-the-future-of-wikipedia-in-the-uk/" class="blog-post__read-more" aria-label="Read more about Protect the future of Wikipedia in the UK"> Read more </a> </div> </div> <div class="blog-post"> <a class="blog-post__image-link" alt="" tabindex="-1" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/03/14/wikimedia-foundation-blocked-once-again-by-china-for-accreditation-to-world-intellectual-property-organization-wipo/"> <img width="800" height="533" src="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Flags_of_WIPO_Member_States_2.jpg?w=800&h=533&crop=1" class="blog-post__image" alt="Flags of WIPO Member States" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Flags_of_WIPO_Member_States_2.jpg 800w, https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Flags_of_WIPO_Member_States_2.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Flags_of_WIPO_Member_States_2.jpg?resize=768,512 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> </a> <div class="blog-post__content"> <h3 class="blog-post__title"> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/03/14/wikimedia-foundation-blocked-once-again-by-china-for-accreditation-to-world-intellectual-property-organization-wipo/"> Wikimedia Foundation blocked once again by China for accreditation to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) </a> </h3> <div class="blog-post__categories"> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/category/topics/legal/advocacy/">Advocacy</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/category/countries/china/">China</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/category/topics/equity/free-knowledge/">Free Knowledge</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/category/post-types/press-release/">Press Release</a> </div> <div class="blog-post__excerpt"> <p>Yesterday, the Wikimedia Foundation was rejected for accreditation to the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR). The accreditation was once again blocked by China, marking the fourth time that China has raised objections to the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia affiliate groups participating in WIPO.</p> </div> <div class="blog-post__meta"> <time class="blog-post__published" datetime=""> 14 March 2023 </time> <span class="blog-post__authors"> By <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/author/wikimedia-foundation/" title="Posts by Wikimedia Foundation" class="author url fn" rel="author">Wikimedia Foundation</a> </span> </div> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/03/14/wikimedia-foundation-blocked-once-again-by-china-for-accreditation-to-world-intellectual-property-organization-wipo/" class="blog-post__read-more" aria-label="Read more about Wikimedia Foundation blocked once again by China for accreditation to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)"> Read more </a> </div> </div> <div class="blog-post"> <a class="blog-post__image-link" alt="" tabindex="-1" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/02/21/u-s-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-wikimedia-foundations-challenge-to-nsa-mass-surveillance/"> <img width="800" height="533" src="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Supreme_Court_Of_The_United_States_193413861.jpeg?w=800&h=533&crop=1" class="blog-post__image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Supreme_Court_Of_The_United_States_193413861.jpeg 800w, https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Supreme_Court_Of_The_United_States_193413861.jpeg?resize=300,200 300w, https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Supreme_Court_Of_The_United_States_193413861.jpeg?resize=768,512 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> </a> <div class="blog-post__content"> <h3 class="blog-post__title"> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/02/21/u-s-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-wikimedia-foundations-challenge-to-nsa-mass-surveillance/"> U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Wikimedia Foundation’s Challenge to NSA Mass Surveillance </a> </h3> <div class="blog-post__categories"> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/category/topics/legal/advocacy/">Advocacy</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/category/topics/legal/">Legal</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/category/post-types/press-release/">Press Release</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/category/topics/legal/wikimedia-v-nsa/">Wikimedia v. NSA</a> </div> <div class="blog-post__excerpt"> <p> The U.S. Supreme Court today denied the Wikimedia Foundation’s petition for review of its legal challenge to the National Security Agency’s (NSA) “Upstream” surveillance program. Under this program, the NSA systematically searches the contents of internet traffic entering and leaving the United States, including Americans’ private emails, messages, and web communications.</p> </div> <div class="blog-post__meta"> <time class="blog-post__published" datetime=""> 21 February 2023 </time> <span class="blog-post__authors"> By <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/author/wikimedia-foundation/" title="Posts by Wikimedia Foundation" class="author url fn" rel="author">Wikimedia Foundation</a> </span> </div> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/02/21/u-s-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-wikimedia-foundations-challenge-to-nsa-mass-surveillance/" class="blog-post__read-more" aria-label="Read more about U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Wikimedia Foundation’s Challenge to NSA Mass Surveillance"> Read more </a> </div> </div> <div class="blog-post"> <a class="blog-post__image-link" alt="" tabindex="-1" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/02/03/wikimedia-foundation-urges-pakistan-telecommunications-authority-to-restore-access-to-wikipedia-in-pakistan/"> <img width="800" height="532" src="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Wikimedia-Pakistan-PR-2-3-23.jpg?w=800&h=532&crop=1" class="blog-post__image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Wikimedia-Pakistan-PR-2-3-23.jpg 800w, https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Wikimedia-Pakistan-PR-2-3-23.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Wikimedia-Pakistan-PR-2-3-23.jpg?resize=768,511 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> </a> <div class="blog-post__content"> <h3 class="blog-post__title"> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/02/03/wikimedia-foundation-urges-pakistan-telecommunications-authority-to-restore-access-to-wikipedia-in-pakistan/"> Wikimedia Foundation urges Pakistan Telecommunications Authority to restore access to Wikipedia in Pakistan </a> </h3> <div class="blog-post__categories"> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/category/topics/legal/advocacy/">Advocacy</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/category/topics/legal/">Legal</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/category/projects-initiatives/wikipedia/">Wikipedia</a> </div> <div class="blog-post__excerpt"> <p>On Friday, February 3, 2023, Pakistan’s Telecommunications Authority blocked Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects. 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