Wikipedia unveils ‘code of conduct’ to stem misinformation


Wikipedia celebrated its 20th anniversary on January 15, having become among the world's top 15 websites with an estimated 1.7 billion visitors per month. — AFP

Wikipedia on Feb 2 unveiled a “universal code of conduct” aimed at stemming abuse, misinformation and manipulation on the global online encyclopaedia.

The new code was released by the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that administers Wikipedia, expanding on its existing policies to create a set of community standards to combat “negative behaviour”, according to a statement.

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