This notice signals a potential shift in how the Indian government may regulate online platforms that host user-generated content. As the court case continues, Wikipedia's status and operations in India could face greater scrutiny and potentially stricter regulations.
Earlier, a news agency had requested the Delhi High Court court to order Wikipedia to remove the controversial edits and also sought Rs 2 crore in damages.
The highly anticipated 2023 Cricket World Cup took third place — alongside three other cricket-related entries in Wikipedia's top 25 articles this year, including the IPL at #4, marking the first time a cricket article has made the list since the Wikimedia Foundation started tracking.
Pakistan has been sensitive to blasphemous and immortal material on the internet and frequently takes action against sites in order to convey a message to the local population that it was serious to tackle this issue.
Pakistan blocks Wikipedia: The PTA spokesperson stated that Wikipedia was approached for blocking/removal of the said content by issuing a notice.
The new desktop interface of Wikipedia has been designed to improve the interface and emphasises usability and ease of knowledge sharing.
Arshdeep Singh: In the third ball of the 18th over, when Pakistan needed 32 runs off 15 balls, Ali had slog-swept off leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi. But he got a thick top-edge, which flew towards short third man. Arshdeep, stationed there, put down the sitter as the ball went through his hands.
Reportedly, Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal earlier had a court marriage in Mumbai and are doing everything in their capacity to keep their much-hyped wedding under the wraps. The couple has already begun their pre-wedding festivities at a luxury hotel here in Sawai Madhopur.
On February 1, Myanmar's military overthrew the government and declared a year-long state of emergency hours before the newly-elected Parliament was due to convene.
Wikipedia has introduced a first-of-its-kind Universal Code of Conduct that expands on the project's existing policies to create a global set of community standards for addressing negative behaviour and harassment on the site.
The government has asked Wikipedia to remove a link from its platform that has shown an incorrect map of Jammu and Kashmir, according to sources. The Ministry of Electronics and IT has issued an order under Section 69A of the IT Act, 2000 directing Wikipedia to remove the link, they added.
On Sunday, Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk asked his Twitter followers to trash him on Wikipedia. He tweeted, "Please trash me on Wikipedia, I'm begging you" While Twitterati was surprised by the weird request, they did take him up on it and wrote all sorts of things on his page.
Wikipedia's SWASTHA subsidiary has introduced a mental health awareness campaign. Read on to know more about it
Wikipedia, much like various tech companies, aims to curb the spread of the Coronavirus fake news
TikTok, Wikipedia and more can face issues with the new Indian Data Protection Bill. Read on to know why
Is Wikipedia going to impose a paywall? Will the users have to pay to access Wikipedia? All these apprehensions have cropped up after Wikipedia sought donations from Indian readers to "defend independence."
According to the Wikipedia page, Imran Khan has five pet dogs - Sheru, Sherni, Moti, Pidu and Maximus.
China plans to launch its own online encyclopaedia next year, hoping to build a "cultural Great Wall" that can rival Wikipedia as a go-to information source for Chinese Internet users who Beijing fears are being corrupted by foreign influences.
In what should come as a shot in the arm for ancient Indian languages struggling to keep up with changing times, Wikipedia has gone live in Tulu, with around 1,000 articles. The development comes eight
San Francisco: Wikipedia is getting another source of cash for its 15th birthday, expanding beyond fundraising drives that have already poured $250 million into the Internet's leading encyclopedia. The additional money will come from a
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