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News and notes

WMF to kick off new-CEO quest as Iskander preps to move on — Supreme Court nixes gag of Wiki page for other India court row on ANI — code-heads give fix-up date for Charts in lieu of long-dead Graph gizmo

And comment is requested on a privacy whitepaper.

Pinakpani – CC BY-SA 4.0

In the media

Wikimedia Foundation sues over UK government decision that might require identity verification of editors worldwide

And other courtroom drama.

Joella Marano – cc-by-sa-3.0

Disinformation report

What does Jay-Z know about Wikipedia?

And how he knows it: all about lawyer letters and editing logs.

Tudor Washington Collins – CC-BY-4.0

In focus

On the hunt for sources: Swedish AfD discussions

Why the language barrier is not the only impediment to navigating sources from another culture.

בר – CC BY-SA 3.0 UP

Technology report

WMF introduces unique but privacy-preserving browser cookie

And QR codes for every page!

Stevebidmead – CC0

Debriefing

Goldsztajn's RfA debriefing

When an editor is ready to become staff at a public library (not a brother in a fraternity).

Max Lum. I took this picture – PD

Obituary

Max Lum (User:ICOHBuzz)

Rest in peace.

Noraym – cc-by-sa-3.0

Community view

A Deep Dive Into Wikimedia (part 2)

The technology behind it, and the other stuff.

Punch – PD

Comix

Collection

Gadzooks!

RKO Pictures – PD

From the archives

Humor from the Archives

And more.

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