Sources: Wikipedia
The Wikimedia Foundation reaches an agreement with the Indonesian communications ministry to comply with the country's electronic system registration rules after discussions addressed concerns over content removal and data disclosure requirements, averting a potential block of Wikipedia in the country. 2026-04-25
In a report by "The Intercept", leaked documents reveal that the United States Department of Homeland Security and the FBI have conducted extensive efforts to influence big tech platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, Discord, Microsoft, and Wikipedia in order to censor online information or posts considered by the U.S. government to be disinformation. 2022-11-1
All editions of Wikipedia are blocked in Venezuela by state-owned CANTV amid an ongoing political crisis. 2019-01-12
Monitoring group Turkey Blocks reports that a provisional administrative order blocks access to all language editions of Wikipedia in Turkey. 2017-04-29
The Russian Presidential Library announces plans to establish a Russian version of Wikipedia stating that it would provide more "detailed and accurate" information about the country. 2014-11-16
American billionaire Louis Bacon wins a judgement in the United Kingdom against Wikipedia, the "Denver Post" and WordPress about disclosure of identities of people who published allegedly defamatory comments although the judgement does not apply in the United States. 2011-05-9
The online encyclopedia Wikipedia celebrates the tenth anniversary of its founding. 2011-01-15
Two Israeli groups launch a course in "Zionist editing" of the online encyclopedia project Wikipedia. 2010-08-18
The United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) posts a letter to the offices of online encyclopedia project Wikipedia, threatening fines and imprisonments over what it claims is the "particularly problematic" use of the agency's seal. [https:--www.bbc.co.uk-news-technology-10851394 (BBC)] [http:--edition.cnn.com-2010-TECH-web-08-03-fbi.seal.wikipedia-index.html?eref=rss_topstories (CNN)] [http:--www.vanityfair.com-online-daily-2010-08-today-in-intelligence-the-fbi-picks-a-fight-with-wikipedia.html ("Vanity Fair")] (Wikipedia entry)2010-08-3
The online encyclopedia Wikipedia goes offline, with users encountering navigation error messages. 2010-03-24