Russia’s Roskomnadzor has blocked Archive.today using DPI technology, while Wikipedia has banned the site over hidden DDoS code. Is the paywall-killer dead?
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A dormant ruwiki script triggered a global Wikipedia lockdown. Discover how a 23-minute JavaScript worm compromised admins and forced a read-only mandate.
Wikipedia marks 25 years on Jan 15, 2026, by announcing major AI data deals with Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon to fund its non-profit human knowledge mission.
Wikipedia launches a paid API for AI companies to stop web scraping and generate revenue after sophisticated AI crawlers caused an 8% drop in human traffic.
Elon Musk's xAI launched Grokipedia, an AI-generated encyclopedia powered by Grok that aims to challenge Wikipedia's bias with transparent sourcing
The Wikimedia Foundation reported an 8% drop in page views, blaming AI chatbots and search summaries for siphoning traffic. It warns the decline threatens the sustainability of its volunteer community.
Facing overwhelming AI web scraping, Wikimedia releases a free, optimized dataset on Kaggle to encourage direct downloads and reduce server strain.
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