Dimi Zagorski
@dimi.wikimedia.brussels
Policy Director at Wikimedia Europe
The choice on digital sovereignty: Build capacity with Open Source or settle for dependency?
Wikimedia Europe has signed an open-letter ahead of the Summit on European Digital Sovereignty with suggestions how to harness open source AI.
Read our plan now: wikimedia.brussels/open-letter-...
Wikimedia Europe has signed an open-letter ahead of the Summit on European Digital Sovereignty with suggestions how to harness open source AI.
Read our plan now: wikimedia.brussels/open-letter-...
Open letter: Harnessing open source AI to advance digital sovereignty – Wikimedia Europe
wikimedia.brussels
November 13, 2025 at 7:24 AM
The choice on digital sovereignty: Build capacity with Open Source or settle for dependency?
Wikimedia Europe has signed an open-letter ahead of the Summit on European Digital Sovereignty with suggestions how to harness open source AI.
Read our plan now: wikimedia.brussels/open-letter-...
Wikimedia Europe has signed an open-letter ahead of the Summit on European Digital Sovereignty with suggestions how to harness open source AI.
Read our plan now: wikimedia.brussels/open-letter-...
Competition is a good thing. Wikipedia’s free licences explicitly welcome it. We have seen other platforms and encyclopaedias appear in the past, and we will see more in the future. The current trend is using AI LLMs.
Let’s have a look at what’s out there and discuss some of the aspects!
Let’s have a look at what’s out there and discuss some of the aspects!
Wikipedia & AI Competition: Biases, Mistakes, Omissions – Wikimedia Europe
wikimedia.brussels
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Competition is a good thing. Wikipedia’s free licences explicitly welcome it. We have seen other platforms and encyclopaedias appear in the past, and we will see more in the future. The current trend is using AI LLMs.
Let’s have a look at what’s out there and discuss some of the aspects!
Let’s have a look at what’s out there and discuss some of the aspects!
It is a little known fact that the Wikimedia Foundation runs its own servers in several places around the world. This has some advantages, but also poses specific challenges. Let’s take a look!
wikimedia.brussels/wikipedia-is...
wikimedia.brussels/wikipedia-is...
Wikipedia Is Running On Its Own Metal: The Power and Limits of Self-Hosted Infrastructure – Wikimedia Europe
wikimedia.brussels
November 3, 2025 at 11:29 AM
It is a little known fact that the Wikimedia Foundation runs its own servers in several places around the world. This has some advantages, but also poses specific challenges. Let’s take a look!
wikimedia.brussels/wikipedia-is...
wikimedia.brussels/wikipedia-is...
Protecting and Empowering Children Online: A Wikimedia Perspective
wikimedia.brussels/protecting-a...
wikimedia.brussels/protecting-a...
Protecting and Empowering Children Online: A Wikimedia Perspective – Wikimedia Europe
wikimedia.brussels
October 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Protecting and Empowering Children Online: A Wikimedia Perspective
wikimedia.brussels/protecting-a...
wikimedia.brussels/protecting-a...
The futures of human knowledge and AI are inextricably linked.
What are the opportunities that AI can bring to human knowledge, what are the emerging risks and how can we mitigate them?
@wikimediafoundation.org published a Human Rights Impact Assessment on AI & ML.
What are the opportunities that AI can bring to human knowledge, what are the emerging risks and how can we mitigate them?
@wikimediafoundation.org published a Human Rights Impact Assessment on AI & ML.
Wikimedia Foundation Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Human Rights Impact Assessment - Meta-Wiki
meta.wikimedia.org
October 13, 2025 at 10:32 AM
The futures of human knowledge and AI are inextricably linked.
What are the opportunities that AI can bring to human knowledge, what are the emerging risks and how can we mitigate them?
@wikimediafoundation.org published a Human Rights Impact Assessment on AI & ML.
What are the opportunities that AI can bring to human knowledge, what are the emerging risks and how can we mitigate them?
@wikimediafoundation.org published a Human Rights Impact Assessment on AI & ML.
Wikimedia Foundation board elections are open until 22 October. Two seats need to be filled.
Editors with 300 edits before July 28, 2025 across Wikimedia wikis and at least 20 edits between August 28, 2024 and July 28, 2025 may vote.
Editors with 300 edits before July 28, 2025 across Wikimedia wikis and at least 20 edits between August 28, 2024 and July 28, 2025 may vote.
Wikimedia Foundation elections/2025 - Meta-Wiki
meta.wikimedia.org
October 9, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Wikimedia Foundation board elections are open until 22 October. Two seats need to be filled.
Editors with 300 edits before July 28, 2025 across Wikimedia wikis and at least 20 edits between August 28, 2024 and July 28, 2025 may vote.
Editors with 300 edits before July 28, 2025 across Wikimedia wikis and at least 20 edits between August 28, 2024 and July 28, 2025 may vote.
The Wikimedia Foundation is taking a SLAPP case to the European Court of Human Rights. The hope is that the case and its rulings serve to bring about greater protections against overbroad claims. Details here:
medium.com/wikimedia-po...
medium.com/wikimedia-po...
What Happened in the César do Paço Lawsuit?
The Wikimedia Foundation argues this case and its rulings can strengthen EU protections against chilling SLAPP cases and defend human…
medium.com
September 11, 2025 at 7:12 AM
The Wikimedia Foundation is taking a SLAPP case to the European Court of Human Rights. The hope is that the case and its rulings serve to bring about greater protections against overbroad claims. Details here:
medium.com/wikimedia-po...
medium.com/wikimedia-po...
A Portuguese court has order the removal of some edits of Wikipedia article. It also ruled that the Wikimedia Foundation has to hand over IP & email addresses of users. WMF is complying, but also appealing to the European Court of Human Rights.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2025-08-09/News and notes - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
August 21, 2025 at 5:30 AM
A Portuguese court has order the removal of some edits of Wikipedia article. It also ruled that the Wikimedia Foundation has to hand over IP & email addresses of users. WMF is complying, but also appealing to the European Court of Human Rights.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
Training for Wikimedians on online child safety at #Wikimania in Nairobi: How to recognise different types of CSAM & CSEM and how to react. Not a pleasant session, but an important one.
August 6, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Training for Wikimedians on online child safety at #Wikimania in Nairobi: How to recognise different types of CSAM & CSEM and how to react. Not a pleasant session, but an important one.
The Danish government is suggesting to amend its copyright to add:
1. A general protection against realistic, digitally generated imitations of personal characteristics.
2. An imitation protection for performers.
The deadline for comments is 21 August 2025: hoeringsportalen.dk/Hearing/Deta...
1. A general protection against realistic, digitally generated imitations of personal characteristics.
2. An imitation protection for performers.
The deadline for comments is 21 August 2025: hoeringsportalen.dk/Hearing/Deta...
Høring over forslag til lov om ændring af lov om ophavsret (Indførelse af en præstationsbeskyttelse og beskyttelse mod digitalt genererede efterligninger mv.)
hoeringsportalen.dk
July 21, 2025 at 8:51 AM
The Danish government is suggesting to amend its copyright to add:
1. A general protection against realistic, digitally generated imitations of personal characteristics.
2. An imitation protection for performers.
The deadline for comments is 21 August 2025: hoeringsportalen.dk/Hearing/Deta...
1. A general protection against realistic, digitally generated imitations of personal characteristics.
2. An imitation protection for performers.
The deadline for comments is 21 August 2025: hoeringsportalen.dk/Hearing/Deta...
German toymaker Ravensburger used the Vitruvian Man, copyright long expired, on a jigsaw puzzle. Italy claimed that its Cultural Heritage Code extends protection, even beyond Italy.
A German court now ruled against this.
@justusdreyling.bsky.social from @communia.bsky.social has the write-up:
A German court now ruled against this.
@justusdreyling.bsky.social from @communia.bsky.social has the write-up:
Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart confirms territoriality of Italian Cultural Heritage Code
On June 11th, the Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart largely upheld the 2024 decision of the Regional Court of Stuttgart, confirming that the Italian Cultural Heritage Code cannot be enforced outside ...
communia-association.org
July 15, 2025 at 8:39 AM
German toymaker Ravensburger used the Vitruvian Man, copyright long expired, on a jigsaw puzzle. Italy claimed that its Cultural Heritage Code extends protection, even beyond Italy.
A German court now ruled against this.
@justusdreyling.bsky.social from @communia.bsky.social has the write-up:
A German court now ruled against this.
@justusdreyling.bsky.social from @communia.bsky.social has the write-up:
China’s fifth veto of Wikimedia’s requests for accreditation denies permanent observer status at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the UN specialised agency that shapes global intellectual property (IP) policies and the future of open access to knowledge.
For fifth time, China blocks Wikimedia Foundation as permanent observer to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) – Wikimedia Foundation
On 9 July 2025, the Wikimedia Foundation was denied permanent observer status at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
wikimediafoundation.org
July 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
China’s fifth veto of Wikimedia’s requests for accreditation denies permanent observer status at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the UN specialised agency that shapes global intellectual property (IP) policies and the future of open access to knowledge.
An experiment to show AI-generated summaries on the top of Wikipedia articles was halted. The community responded, criticising inaccuracies in the sample.
The editing community is now discussing its position on large language models and Wikipedia. Check it out: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
The editing community is now discussing its position on large language models and Wikipedia. Check it out: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
July 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
An experiment to show AI-generated summaries on the top of Wikipedia articles was halted. The community responded, criticising inaccuracies in the sample.
The editing community is now discussing its position on large language models and Wikipedia. Check it out: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
The editing community is now discussing its position on large language models and Wikipedia. Check it out: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
Wikinews is one of the lesser known Wikimedia projects. It doesn't attract many volunteer editors, which means it struggles staying up-to-date and sometimes with reliability. There is now a public consultation about possibly closing it down (a move I personally support).
Public consultation about Wikinews - Meta
meta.wikimedia.org
June 28, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Wikinews is one of the lesser known Wikimedia projects. It doesn't attract many volunteer editors, which means it struggles staying up-to-date and sometimes with reliability. There is now a public consultation about possibly closing it down (a move I personally support).
The @wikimediafoundation.org has updated its terms of use to adjust language for clarity, to be up to date with suggestions from our first Digital Services Act (DSA) audit and to make sure the language of the legal sections aligns with international case law. Six small-ish changes.
Administrative update to the Wikimedia Foundation Terms of Use
This blog is to share that the Wikimedia Foundation has made an administrative update to our Terms of Use (ToU) and what that means. You can see the changes here! To start, an administrative updat…
diff.wikimedia.org
June 27, 2025 at 8:02 AM
The @wikimediafoundation.org has updated its terms of use to adjust language for clarity, to be up to date with suggestions from our first Digital Services Act (DSA) audit and to make sure the language of the legal sections aligns with international case law. Six small-ish changes.
Belarusian Wikipedia sysop Maksim Lepushenka was arrested last month, becoming the latest Wikipedian arrested in Belarus. Lepushenka's account has since globally locked by the community, as a compromised account.
Another Belarusian Wikipedian, Olga Sitnik, was arrested in April. More: w.wiki/EZ2R
Another Belarusian Wikipedian, Olga Sitnik, was arrested in April. More: w.wiki/EZ2R
June 24, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Belarusian Wikipedia sysop Maksim Lepushenka was arrested last month, becoming the latest Wikipedian arrested in Belarus. Lepushenka's account has since globally locked by the community, as a compromised account.
Another Belarusian Wikipedian, Olga Sitnik, was arrested in April. More: w.wiki/EZ2R
Another Belarusian Wikipedian, Olga Sitnik, was arrested in April. More: w.wiki/EZ2R
Reposted by Dimi Zagorski
We are challenging the lawfulness of the UK’s Online Safety Act Categorisation Regulations, which determine our obligations under UK laws.
These rules create unacceptable risks for Wikipedia’s volunteer users, such as disempowering those who wish to keep their identity private.
Read ➡️ w.wiki/E3XD
These rules create unacceptable risks for Wikipedia’s volunteer users, such as disempowering those who wish to keep their identity private.
Read ➡️ w.wiki/E3XD
May 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
We are challenging the lawfulness of the UK’s Online Safety Act Categorisation Regulations, which determine our obligations under UK laws.
These rules create unacceptable risks for Wikipedia’s volunteer users, such as disempowering those who wish to keep their identity private.
Read ➡️ w.wiki/E3XD
These rules create unacceptable risks for Wikipedia’s volunteer users, such as disempowering those who wish to keep their identity private.
Read ➡️ w.wiki/E3XD
The Wikimedia Foundation is challenging the lawfulness of the UK's Online Safety Act. It would require the verification of the identity of Wikipedia users and to allow users to block unverified users from editing. This would break Wikipedia's content moderation.
Wikipedia’s Nonprofit Host Brings Legal Challenge to New Online Safety Act (OSA) Regulations
The Wikimedia Foundation is legally challenging OSA’s broad new categorization rules, which risk imposing Category 1 duties on Wikipedia
medium.com
May 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The Wikimedia Foundation is challenging the lawfulness of the UK's Online Safety Act. It would require the verification of the identity of Wikipedia users and to allow users to block unverified users from editing. This would break Wikipedia's content moderation.
March 6, 2025 at 9:27 AM
We should start using the terms "Middle West" ("Near West") and "Far West" when it comes to geopolitics.
February 25, 2025 at 10:53 AM
We should start using the terms "Middle West" ("Near West") and "Far West" when it comes to geopolitics.
Reposted by Dimi Zagorski
2025 is Art Deco Year. The Belgian capital itself is a 24/7 open-air exhibition of the style and I wrote about it for the new Brussels Times Magazine.
February 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
2025 is Art Deco Year. The Belgian capital itself is a 24/7 open-air exhibition of the style and I wrote about it for the new Brussels Times Magazine.
How election information gets edited and spreads across Wikipedias is important. Together with @ivir-uva.bsky.social and @eurecat.bsky.social we are currently researching the data around the 2024 EP elections to learn what works and what doesn't in countering disinformation.
Wikimedia Europe Partners for Research into Wikipedia’s Practices on Information on Elections – Wikimedia Europe
wikimedia.brussels
December 17, 2024 at 9:37 AM
How election information gets edited and spreads across Wikipedias is important. Together with @ivir-uva.bsky.social and @eurecat.bsky.social we are currently researching the data around the 2024 EP elections to learn what works and what doesn't in countering disinformation.
Reposted by Dimi Zagorski
The saga around the Italian cultural heritage code continues.
After previous cases have already targeted:
🔸 GQ magazine
🔸 Clothing articles by Jean Paul Gautier
🔸 A puzzle
This time, the culprit is (🧐checks notes) balsamic vinegar.
More: communia-association.org/2024/11/25/a...
After previous cases have already targeted:
🔸 GQ magazine
🔸 Clothing articles by Jean Paul Gautier
🔸 A puzzle
This time, the culprit is (🧐checks notes) balsamic vinegar.
More: communia-association.org/2024/11/25/a...
A case as sweet and sour as balsamic vinegar
We have extensively followed the saga around the Italian cultural heritage code, as evidenced by a series of blog posts on lawsuits involving commercial uses of Public Domain works in Italian collecti...
communia-association.org
November 25, 2024 at 10:11 AM
The saga around the Italian cultural heritage code continues.
After previous cases have already targeted:
🔸 GQ magazine
🔸 Clothing articles by Jean Paul Gautier
🔸 A puzzle
This time, the culprit is (🧐checks notes) balsamic vinegar.
More: communia-association.org/2024/11/25/a...
After previous cases have already targeted:
🔸 GQ magazine
🔸 Clothing articles by Jean Paul Gautier
🔸 A puzzle
This time, the culprit is (🧐checks notes) balsamic vinegar.
More: communia-association.org/2024/11/25/a...
Reposted by Dimi Zagorski
Between you and I, Paris Musées have 372,542 rights-free images you can simply download, at hi-res, and use as you choose. Isn’t that just brilliant and please can UK institutions emulate them?
November 23, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Between you and I, Paris Musées have 372,542 rights-free images you can simply download, at hi-res, and use as you choose. Isn’t that just brilliant and please can UK institutions emulate them?