Policies on access to knowledge, censorship, copyright, intermediary liability, and privacy directly affect the vibrancy of Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects. With thousands of volunteers working towards a common vision, the Wikimedia community is in a unique position to shape public policy to allow people around the world to access, create, share, and remix free knowledge.
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Access
Knowledge should be freely accessible by everyone, across every country, language, and device.
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Censorship
Everyone should have the right to share and access knowledge free of government censorship.
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Copyright
People don’t just read anymore; they create, share, and remix. Copyright law should evolve to reflect this new reality.
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Intermediary Liability
The law should allow internet platforms to stay out of editorial decisions so that people can share and speak freely.
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Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA
“Awareness that the Government may be watching chills associational and expressive freedoms. And the Government’s unrestrained power to assemble data that reveal private aspects of identity is susceptible to abuse.” — Justice Sonia Sotomayor, US Supreme Court (2012)