@ec.europa.eu @politico.eu

Right to Information
@bsky.app by UNESCO

#HumanRights
#TheRightToInformation
#PublicKnowledge
#PublicDiscourse
#TheCollectiveNarrative

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Well worth a listen/read 👇🏼 (full disclosure: I am biased, but not a bot) #authenticity #communication #publicknowledge

News publishers limit Internet Archive access due to AI scraping concerns Outlets like The Guardian and The New York Times are scrutinizing digital archives as potential backdoors for AI crawlers.

Publishers limiting Internet Archive access isn’t greed — it’s self-defense.

Unregulated AI scraping is forcing newsrooms into impossible choices between openness and survival.
That’s a governance problem.

🔗 www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/news...

#Journalism #AI #PublicKnowledge

This plugin uses Wikipedia’s AI-spotting guide to make AI writing sound more human A ‘Humanizer’ skill for Claude removes phrases and patterns based on a guide that Wikipedians use to spot AI-generated text.

Wikipedia building guardrails against AI “slop” is exactly what public knowledge institutions should be doing.

Openness without standards invites noise.
Democracy runs on shared facts — not synthetic filler.

🔗 www.theverge.com/news/865627/...

#Wikipedia #AI #PublicKnowledge

Wikipedia at 25: What the data tells us As of December 2025, there are over 66 million articles across all languages on Wikipedia. Around 7 million articles are in English.

Pew’s data on Wikipedia at 25 tells a quiet but powerful story.

In an attention economy built on speed and outrage, a slow, collaborative, nonprofit model still earns trust.
That’s not accidental — it’s structural.

🔗 www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

#Wikipedia #PublicKnowledge #Trust

After 25 years, Wikipedia has proved that news doesn’t need to look like news It's not a news site. But there's a lot to learn from how Wikipedia constructs shared knowledge about what’s happening in the world.

Wikipedia has spent 25 years proving a quiet truth:

Public-service information doesn’t need headlines, urgency, or virality — it needs accuracy, transparency, and care.

That’s not a side project to journalism.

🔗 www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/afte...

#Journalism #Wikipedia #PublicKnowledge

The Order of Canada insignia: a white, six-pointed snowflake-shaped medal with gold edges, a red maple leaf at the center, and a crown above it, with the words ‘The Order of Canada’ displayed above the emblem.

🎆 What a way to close out 2025 as we celebrate PKP's Founder, John Willinsky, and his appointment to the Order of Canada for more than 25 years of dedication to #OpenAccess and #PublicKnowledge!

-> www.gg.ca/en/media/new...

Image from Muttercraig CC BY-SA at uottawa-mpsp.fandom.com/wiki/Order_o...

Wikipedia, you’ve really come a long way, baby! imgs.xkcd.com/comics/depen...

#KnowledgeInfrastructure #EpistemicTrust #InformationEcosystem #PublicKnowledge #CollectiveIntelligence #DigitalTrust

#AcademicFreedom #UCL #University #PublicKnowledge #EuropeLecture

try looking them up and see how they have been voting...

#publicknowledge #informeddecisionswhenitcounts

We need to start building rumors and or public knowledge about something that can defeat the minds of the corrupt individuals and those who are in positions that they shouldn't be. #knowledgeispower #thepeoplematter #publicknowledge

#Libraries Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, dismissed by Trump for being "too radical," joins Mellon Foundation as a senior fellow. She'll advise on enhancing public knowledge through libraries and archives. Let's keep information accessible for all! #PublicKnowledge #Archives

Librarian Of Congress Unfairly Fired By Trump Returns To Center Stage In New Mellon Role Carla Hayden, the former Librarian of Congress who was ousted by President Donald Trump, is stepping back into the national spotlight with… The post Librarian Of Congress Unfairly Fired By Trump Returns To Center Stage In New Mellon Role appeared first on Shine My Crown.

Librarian Of Congress Unfairly Fired By Trump Returns To Center Stage In New Mellon Role: Carla Hayden, the former Librarian of Congress who was ousted by President Donald Trump, is stepping back into the… #CarlaHayden #LibrarianOfCongress #PublicKnowledge #AccessToInformation #MellonFoundation

#Project2025 #StopProject2025 #LibraryOfCongress #SaveOurLibraries
#FreedomToRead #CensorshipWatch #Authoritarianism #CivicLiteracy
#CulturalHeritage #DemocracyInDanger #PublicKnowledge #ForOurLibraries
#PolicyWatch #IntellectualFreedom #TrumpsProject2025 #StopTheErasure

Urge Congress: Save Public Media Save your local stations. Email your Members of Congress now!

Save PBS from our trash president

#savepbs #defundpublicmedia #pbs #FDT #publicknowledge #publicaccessforall

protectmypublicmedia.org/rsc-emails/

I’m shocked that the US 🇺🇸 #factchecking debate bullshit was allowed in Canada.

💢I wanna know who demanded that💢
That should be #PublicKnowledge

Resistance to growing fascism, threats to public knowledge, racist domestic and foreign policy, and the continuing federal government purge Today's "too long for email" newsletter covers many important current issues, from threats to public education to mass deportation of undocumented immigrants.

My latest newsletter, entitled "Resistance to growing #fascism, threats to #publicknowledge, #racist domestic and foreign policy, and the continuing federal government #purge", is hot off the presses! historyhermann.substack.com/p/resistance... #newsletters #muskrat #lgbtq #bookbans #usmilitary

Idaho legislator advocates for civics education to enhance government understanding A legislator emphasizes the need for civics education to maintain a well-informed citizenry.

Idaho lawmakers are igniting a crucial debate on the future of civics education, aiming to equip students with the knowledge to actively participate in democracy.

Click to read more!

#ID #PublicKnowledge #CivicsEducation #DemocraticParticipation #CitizenPortal

Lançada nova Política sobre Acesso Aberto a Publicações Científicas da FCT Política se traduz numa revisão e atualização significativas dos mecanismos em vigor desde 2014.

#BreakingNews: a Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) acaba de lançar a sua nova Política sobre Acesso Aberto a Publicações Científicas! ✅

Saiba mais: www.uc.pt/openscience/...

#CiênciaAberta #OpenScience #PublicKnowledge #PublicGood

Master of Publishing SFU Publishing is the only program in Canada to offer a Masters degree in publishing.

Are you interested in scholarly communication? Our new Masters of Publishing #scholcomm stream focuses on peer review and editorial strategies, explores the tools and services that shape the scholarly record, and discusses #publicknowledge

deadline to apply is Feb 1st!
www.sfu.ca/publishing/m...

This week I am in #Hauraz for a Climate Justice & Indigenous voices conference w/ the #latam Wikimedia communities: meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Confere...

I am always amazed, impressed and inspired by how #publicknowledge can help folks feel inspired, and empowered.