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| April 2025 | Delhi High Court directed Wikipedia to remove allegedly defamatory statements about news agency Asian News International (ANI), citing obligations under the Information Technology Act. |
| 2025 | The Heritage Foundation planned to expose Wikipedia editors who added text deemed antisemitic by sending a pitch deck to Jewish organizations. |
| 2025 | The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) published a report finding evidence of biased and extremist content on Arabic Wikipedia, particularly in the Hamas article. |
| 2025 | The Arbitration Committee banned at least 14 fake users for manipulation and deception on articles related to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. |
| 2025 | The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) identified a multi-year campaign by editors attempting to revise Wikipedia's content on Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. |
| February 2025 | Stephen Harrison emphasizes the contentious nature of Wikipedia's handling of topics related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, noting that many Wikipedians deliberately avoid editing certain sensitive pages. |
| February 2025 | Larry Sanger called on the Department of Government Efficiency to reveal any Wikipedia paid editing supported by United States government agencies, following Elon Musk's criticism of Wikipedia as being 'captured by leftist politics'. |
| January 2025 | The Arbitration Committee topic-banned six pro-Palestine and two pro-Israel editors from editing articles related to the conflict. |
| January 5 2025 | A Zoom meeting featuring Aaron Bandler was uploaded, discussing Wikipedia's coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. |
| January 2 2025 | The Spanish Wikipedia reaches 2,000,000 articles. |
| January 1 2025 | Estonian Wikipedia reached 250,000 articles milestone |
| 2024 | Stephen Harrison publishes the novel 'The Editors', which features a fictional online encyclopedia called Infopendium, inspired by Wikipedia. |
| 2024 | Vira Motorko was named Wikimedian of the Year in the category Functionary of the Year for Ukrainian Wikipedia. |
| 2024 | Hannah Clover was named Wikimedian of the Year, recognizing her significant contributions to the Wikipedia community as a Canadian administrator. |
| 2024 | Historian Shira Klein compared the coverage of the Gaza war on English and Hebrew Wikipedia, noting potential distortions. |
| 2024 | Research discovered coordinated accounts promoting Russian propaganda narratives and state-controlled media sources in articles related to Russian-Ukrainian relations and Russia's war with Ukraine. |
| December 2024 | A Wikipedia arbitration committee banned two pro-Palestine editors indefinitely and restricted three others for 'canvassing' and disruptive editing. |
| October 2024 | Wikipedia faced criticism for publishing alleged images of Liam Payne's trashed hotel room after his death and listing him as a 'past member' of One Direction, which fans found insensitive. |
| October 2024 | Ashley Rindsberg of Pirate Wires reports a coordinated operation by Wikipedia editors systematically altering articles to influence public opinion against Israel. |
| September 2024 | A group called 'Tech for Palestine' was reported to be coordinating Wikipedia editing efforts to shape narratives about the conflict. |
| September 2024 | Edit war on Japanese and English Wikipedia pages about Yasuke erupted following the announcement of the character in Assassin's Creed Shadows, with conflict over his samurai status leading to page protection. |
| September 2024 | Lululemon Athletica ended its association with ultramarathon runner Camille Herron after allegations of manipulating her Wikipedia page by removing information about other athletes. |
| September 2024 | Israel Hayom highlights the potential impact of Wikipedia entries on public understanding of historical events and geopolitical debates. |
| September 18 2024 | Russian Wikipedia reached the significant milestone of 2,000,000 articles. |
| August 2024 | Ynetnews reports Wikipedia has become a 'battleground for information warfare' with power struggles between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli editors. |
| July 2024 | The English Wikipedia renamed the article 'Allegations of genocide in the 2023 Israeli attack on Gaza' to 'Gaza genocide' after two months of debate. |
| July 3 2024 | Leon Schreiber's Wikipedia article was protected from editing after multiple disputes about his birthplace, ultimately confirming he was born in South Africa. |
| June 2024 | An edit war occurred on English Wikipedia articles about the Nuseirat rescue operation and refugee camp massacre, resulting in editing restrictions. |
| June 2024 | English Wikipedia community declared the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) a generally unreliable source about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, citing concerns about pro-Israeli advocacy and potential misinformation. |
| June 2024 | Wikipedia administrators concluded that the ADL's lack of reliability extends to the intersection of antisemitism and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while still considering the ADL potentially reliable on general antisemitism topics. |
| June 2024 | A Jerusalem Post opinion piece suggests the English version of the Israel–Hamas war article is potentially more neutral than Arabic and Hebrew versions. |
| May 2024 | After Trump was found guilty of 34 felony charges in New York, Wikipedia editors discussed including 'convicted felon' in the first sentence of his article. |
| April 6 2024 | Turkish Wikipedia grew to 600,000 articles. |
| March 2024 | The World Jewish Congress (WJC) releases a report criticizing Wikipedia's articles on the conflict for lack of neutrality and potentially problematic comparisons between Israel and Nazi Germany. |
| February 2024 | Wade has written over 2,100 biographies of women scientists on Wikipedia, continuing her efforts to increase representation. |
| January 2024 | Urdu Wikipedia recorded 6 million page views, demonstrating substantial user engagement and interest in the platform. |
| January 2024 | The Times reported anonymous users altering English-language Wikipedia content to downplay Iranian human rights atrocities and discredit Iranian dissident groups. |
| January 2024 | The Times of London reported that the Iranian government was attempting to consolidate its presence on Farsi Wikipedia by deleting text about human rights violations. |
| January 7 2024 | Urdu Wikipedia became the first South Asian-language Wikipedia to surpass 200,000 articles, marking a significant milestone in its growth and development. |
| 2023 | Zuzanna Nabulssi-Masełbas conducted a scholarly study titled 'Egyptian Linguistic Separatism: A Study in Wikipedia Masry', investigating how Wikipedia Masry advocates for Egyptian Arabic as a distinct language from Modern Standard Arabic, highlighting linguistic and nationalist perspectives. |
| 2023 | A comprehensive review of Wikipedia research was published, identifying 217 articles about contributor interactions, with 34 studies specifically focused on conflict analysis and resolution mechanisms. |
| 2023 | Wikimania organizers requested and temporarily converted a unisex public toilet at the Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre, which prompted some online hostile reactions. |
| 2023 | After consultation and a contest, Wikimedia (including Wikipedia) adopted its first official sound logo. |
| 2023 | Swahili Wikipedia unanimously voted to reject the new interface design, demanding a return to the previous skin. |
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