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Wikipedia's SOPA blackout seen by 162 million 
Networking
Wikipedia's SOPA blackout seen by 162 million
By Liam Tung | Jan 20, 2012 | Comment Now 
Australian web industry mixed on SOPA impact.
 
Amendments planned for unpopular online piracy bill 
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Amendments planned for unpopular online piracy bill
Jan 17, 2012 | Comment Now 
Sources expect DNS blocking to be cut from SOPA.
 
Customers abandon Go Daddy to protest SOPA support 
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Customers abandon Go Daddy to protest SOPA support
By Brett Winterford | Dec 30, 2011 | Comment Now 
Domain company reverses position.
 
Wikipedia mulls blackout to protest SOPA 
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Wikipedia mulls blackout to protest SOPA
By Brett Winterford | Dec 13, 2011 | Comment Now 
'Strong public opposition' to online piracy bill.
 
Wikipedia celebrates 10th anniversary 
Strategy
Wikipedia celebrates 10th anniversary
By Liz Tay, Jennifer Scott, Tom Brewster | Jan 17, 2011 | 1 Comment 
Community members celebrate in Australia and around the world.
 
Power outage sends Wikipedia offline 
Hardware
Power outage sends Wikipedia offline
By Liz Tay | Jul 5, 2010 | 1 Comment 
Florida co-location facility blamed for global outage.
 
Wikipedia gets a makeover 
Strategy
Wikipedia gets a makeover
Mar 29, 2010 | Comment Now 
New site to enable pdf, book creation.
 
Wikimedia Foundation receives $2m Google grant 
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Wikimedia Foundation receives $2m Google grant
Feb 18, 2010 | Comment Now 
Aims to "make the Internet better for everyone".
 
Wikipedia denies contributor exodus 
Software
Wikipedia denies contributor exodus
By Rosalie Marshall | Nov 28, 2009 | Comment Now 
Reports claim participation has dropped.
 
Wikipedia looks to new editing systems 
Software
Wikipedia looks to new editing systems
By Shaun Nichols | Sep 1, 2009 | Comment Now 
Considers colour-coding and revision overhaul.
 
Wikipedia hosts forum to improve online health info 
Software
Wikipedia hosts forum to improve online health info
By Liz Tay | Jul 16, 2009 | 1 Comment 
Discussions centred on accuracy of user-generated health information.
 
Wikipedia boots Church of Scientology 
Software
Wikipedia boots Church of Scientology
By Shaun Nichols | Jun 1, 2009 | Comment Now 
User-generated encyclopaedia site Wikipedia has formally banned the Church of Scientology from accessing and editing its pages.
 
Wikipedia removes ACMA-censored link 
Telco/ISP
Wikipedia removes ACMA-censored link
By Brett Winterford | Mar 19, 2009 | Comment Now 
Editors at Wikipedia have removed a link to an ACMA-blacklisted web site that sat uncontested for over 24 hours in the main body of ACMA's Wikipedia entry.
 
Activists use Wikipedia to bait blacklist regulator  
Telco/ISP
Activists use Wikipedia to bait blacklist regulator
By Brett Winterford | Mar 18, 2009 | Comment Now 
The Wikipedia page for the Australian Communications and Media Authority holds a link to a site on the authority's blacklist in a further test to the regulator's ability to ...
 
Wikipedia editing made transparent 
Software
Wikipedia editing made transparent
By Rosalie Marshall | Feb 10, 2009 | Comment Now 
Wikipedia users can now see how page entries are edited thanks to new technology launched by a Silicon Valley research company.
 
Wikipedia considers limiting user access 
Software
Wikipedia considers limiting user access
By Iain Thomson | Jan 27, 2009 | Comment Now 
Wikipedia is considering changing the rules under which people can contribute to the online encyclopaedia.
 
IWF backs down on Wikipedia censorship 
Software
IWF backs down on Wikipedia censorship
By Iain Thomson | Dec 10, 2008 | Comment Now 
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has lifted its ban on Wikipedia, which slowed access to the site to a crawl in the UK.
 
Aussie politicians “correct” Wikipedia 
Software
Aussie politicians “correct” Wikipedia
Jul 25, 2008 | Comment Now 
Australian public servants are changing the details of Federal MPs’ Wikipedia entries and showing the MPs how to change the pages themselves.
 
Wiki lovers to meet in real, live library 
Software
Wiki lovers to meet in real, live library
Jul 11, 2008 | Comment Now 
Hundreds of wiki enthusiasts from around the globe will share their thoughts in person next week for the fourth annual Wikimania conference at the Bibliotheca Alexandria in Egypt.
 
Wikipedia hosts human gene repository 
Software
Wikipedia hosts human gene repository
By Liz Tay | Jul 10, 2008 | Comment Now 
U.S. scientists are developing a “Gene Wiki” with the aim of fostering a flexible, organic archive of human genetic information.
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