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Jezebel Covers Controversy Over Wikipedia, IMDb Publishing Performers' Legal Names

Mainstream news site Jezebel published today a report claiming an anonymous performer had Child Protective Services falsely called on her last week, blaming the visit on the availability of her legal name on Wikipedia.

Stunner PR Now Offering Wikipedia Creation, Editing Services

Stunner PR has announced the addition of Wikipedia page creation and editing services to its variety of services.

Wikipedia Gives Porn a Break

Wikipedia has reportedly abandoned efforts to implement a filter to remove explicit images from its site after board members could not agree on a feasible method to do so.

Wikipedia Co-founder Jimmy Wales Blasts U.K. Internet Filtering Plan

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron’s promised Internet filtering plan has come under fire by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales.

Wikipedia Had Roots in Porn

Wikipedia has some wicked roots. According to a report in Business Insider, the Internet’s free encyclopedia co-founder and front man Jimmy Wales partly funded the site with money from a softcore porn venture called the “Bomis Babe Report.”

Porn Still A Big Problem for Wikipedia

Porn is Wikipedia’s most popular search — and it’s causing a problem for the Internet encyclopedia.

Wikipedia Porn Purge Includes Content of Adult Companies

The parent company of online encyclopedia Wikipedia is reportedly tossing thousands of explicit images from its websites as it plans on announcing a new policy regarding sexually explicit content.

Wikipedia Founder Aims to Launch Search Engine

The founder of the world’s most prolific reference website, Jimmy Wales, has announced plans to expand his Wikipedia empire with the launch of a search engine that is run not on algorithms but human input and intelligence.

Softcore Helped Launch Wikipedia

Questions of its reliability and accuracy aside, few can deny the impact Wikipedia has had since its launch in 2001. The Internet’s “free encyclopedia” has been called a “research gem” and a “cultural phenomenon” by politicians and Ivy League scholars alike, was ranked one the Top 50 Most Visited Websites in the world by the Alexa metrics firm and hosts an estimated 874,673 articles in English alone.