According to foreign media reports, the foundation that operates Wikipedia will release its first global code of conduct on Tuesday local time in an attempt to respond to criticism from the outside world for its failure to successfully combat harassment and lack of diversity. María, chairman of the board of directors of the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization. "We need to be more inclusive. We missed a lot of voices, we missed women, we missed marginalized groups. The
online platform is under strict scrutiny for the presence of insulting behavior, violent speech and other forms of problematic content, which prompted them to revise their content rules and enforce them more strictly.
and Facebook and Tw, which use top-down content review methods The difference between itter is that the online encyclopedia, which has been established for 20 years last month, mainly relies on free volunteers to deal with user behavior issues.
Wiki media said that since the Council voted to formulate new binding standards in May last year, more than 1,500 Wiki volunteers from five continents and 30 languages have participated in the formulation of the new rules. Katherine, executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation "The entire community is going through a process of change," Maher said in an interview with Reuters . We need time to build the necessary support, which is necessary to get people to consult to understand why this is a priority. "
's new code of conduct will prohibit harassment on and off the website, ban hate speech, use of insulting language, stereotypes or attacks based on personal characteristics, and personal violence threats and harassment. In addition, it prohibits the intentional introduction of false or biased information into content. Wikipedia is a relatively credible website compared to mainstream social media platforms.
Maher said some users are worried that the new rules will mean that the website will become more centralized, but this is unfounded.
Wikipedia has 230,000 volunteer editors working on crowdsourcing articles, and more than 3,500 "administrators" who can take actions such as blocking accounts or restricting editing of certain pages. Sometimes, complaints are decided by the user group selected by the community.
Wikimedia said the next phase of the project will be committed to the enforcement of the rules. "A code of conduct without enforcement... will not play any role," said Sefidari. "We will work with the community to solve this problem. "
Maher said they will train the community and interested users. In addition, she also said that Wikimedia has no plans to strengthen its "Trust and Security" group in the near future. It is reported that the group consists of about 12 members and is currently responsible for handling emergency matters such as death threats or sharing personal privacy.
