Reading list
Shortform reading
This is an incomplete list of the shortform reading (and listening and watching) I’ve been doing lately.
Wikimedia Foundation Tries to Save Itself From Oblivion by Brokering AI Copyright Deal
Call it the Great Copyright Compromise.
Trump's Lake America push forces tech to pick a side
Other platforms will soon follow, a senior administration official told POLITICO on Tuesday. “We got Lake America changed on Google Maps, and many other maps are changing in a couple days. And Wikipedia is going to change as well,” said the official, who was granted anonymity to speak frankly.
Hi, It's Me, Wikipedia, and I Am Ready for Your Apology
Well, well, well. Look who it is. The global academic, scientific, and pro-fact community. I suppose you’ve come to say you’re sorry? I hope so, given your years of sneering and hand-wringing about how I was ruining knowledge. Meanwhile, you turned your information environment into a hypercapitalist post-truth digital snuff film.
Ted Cruz picks a fight with Wikipedia, accusing platform of left-wing bias
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter to the nonprofit operator of Wikipedia alleging a pattern of liberal bias in articles on the collaborative encyclopedia.
How a Beloved Website Became MAGA's Latest Villain After Charlie Kirk's Death
Over the past week, conservative media have turned up their fury toward the free encyclopedia to a degree rarely seen in its 24-year history.
Wikipedia is under attack — and how it can survive
The site's volunteers face threats from Trump, billionaires, and AI.
House Republicans Want To Doxx Wikipedia Editors Over Bogus 'Bias' Complaints
The letter’s requests read like a fishing expedition designed by people who fundamentally misunderstand both Wikipedia and the Constitution.
"Rather than end the genocide," Johnson said, "the response instead is to continue firing, doxing, smearing, and attempting to censor inconvenient narratives."
#censorship · #free-speech · #israel–palestine-conflict · #wikipedia
Even if Wikipedia’s content was biased (it isn’t), even if every editor was actively trying to push an anti-Israel narrative (they aren’t), that would still be protected by the First Amendment. The government doesn’t get to threaten organizations over their editorial choices, no matter how much certain prosecutors or publications might dislike those choices.
Trump DOJ goon threatens Wikipedia
Ed Martin, interim US attorney for DC, has written a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation, threatening its status as a nonprofit entity.
#extremism · #free-speech · #trump-administration · #wikipedia