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Responsibilities and liabilities as a "Very Large Online Platform"

What the VLOP – findings of an outside auditor for "responsibilization" of Wikipedia. Plus, new EU Commissioners for tech policy, WLE 2024 winners, and a few other bits of news from the Wikipedia world.

Harrison Keely – CC4.0

Op-ed

Beeblebrox on Wikipediocracy, the Committee, and everything

A personal essay.

Gerda Arendt – CC0

Opinion

Graham87 on being the first-ever administrator recall subject

Explanations for what led to it and what it was like to undergo it.

Bijay Chaurasia – CC BY-SA 4.0

In the media

Delhi High Court considers Caravan and Ken for evaluating the ANI vs. WMF case

Plus, the dangers of editing, Morrissey's page gets marred, COVID coverage critique, Kimchi consultation, kids' connectivity curtailed, centenarian Claudia, Christmas cramming, and more.

Mihály Munkácsy – PD

From the archives

Where to draw the line in reporting?

Who's news?

Andrea Claire L. Adajar – CC BY-SA 4.0

Recent research

"Wikipedia editors are quite prosocial", but those motivated by "social image" may put quantity over quality

And other new research findings.

Schmidt Litho. Co./Boston Public Library – PD

Humour

Backlash over Santa Claus' Wikipedia article intensifies

Good faith edits REVERTED and accounts BLOCKED.

Tucker Corp./Alden Jewell – PD

Gallery

A feast of holidays and carols

Peace on earth, goodwill to all!

Spesh531 – CC0 1.0

Traffic report

Was a long and dark December

Wicked war, martial law, killing, death and an Indian movie with a new chess champ!

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