Friday, 27 January 2017

Craigslist founder donates $500K to curb Wikipedia trolls

Craigslist founder donates $500K to curb Wikipedia trolls

Craigslist founder Craig Newmark is donating $500,000 to help curb harassment on Wikipedia. The Wikimedia Foundation announced Thursday that money from the Craig Newmark Foundation and Craigslist's Charitable Fund will go toward tools for Wikipedia's staff and volunteer editors to reduce harassment on the user-generated encyclopedia site. The Wikimedia Foundation says online harassment faced by Wikipedia contributors impedes their ability to write and edit the site's entries.
Read more: https://www.apnews.com/f480e8e066e94ce28a96f0792826836c/Craigslist-founder-donates-$500K-to-curb-Wikipedia-trolls?source=Snapzu

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