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What Did the Founder of Wikipedia Write in a Direct Message?

*This is the second part of the article Curious Case of Persian Wikipedia. Radio Zamaneh: In recent weeks, a lively debate started in the Iranian diaspora about the accuracy of Wikipedia…

tehranOctober 21, 2019

The Curious Case of Persian Wikipedia: is the Iranian State Influencing Content?

Radio Zamaneh:On September 11, an investigative report on Open Democracy by Sina Zekavat raised serious concerns in the Iranian community. The article claimed that the Iranian state’s intelligence apparatus might be using…

tehranOctober 21, 2019

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Justice for Iran: The investigation on Persian Wikipedia must guarantee the rights to freedom of speech and access to information

Following the alarming reports questioning the independence and neutrality of Persian Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation (Wikipedia’s host) has opened an investigation. One of Wikipedia’s inspectors (CheckUser) has confirmed in a tweet that the investigation involves the…

tehranOctober 9, 2019

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