Wikipedia News Desk
Wikipedia News Desk

Tag: article locking

9 Mar
How Wikipedia Protects High-Profile Articles During Breaking Events
Leona Whitcombe

How Wikipedia Protects High-Profile Articles During Breaking Events

Wikipedia uses automated alerts and volunteer editors to lock down high-profile articles during breaking events, preventing vandalism and misinformation. Protection levels vary based on threat level, and decisions are made rapidly by a global team of trusted editors.

View More 0

categories

  • Online Encyclopedias
  • Journalism
  • Technology

archives

  • June 2026
  • May 2026
  • April 2026
  • March 2026
  • February 2026
  • January 2026
  • December 2025
  • November 2025
  • October 2025
  • September 2025
  • August 2025

tags

  • Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikipedia editing
  • reliable sources
  • Wikipedia
  • Wikipedia community
  • Wikipedia governance
  • open knowledge
  • Wikipedia reliability
  • The Signpost
  • Wikipedia policy
  • Wikipedia policies
  • multilingual Wikipedia
  • Wikipedia moderation
  • Wikipedia editors
  • edit wars
  • neutral point of view
  • Wikipedia sources
  • content moderation
  • community governance
  • Wikipedia guidelines
Wikipedia News Desk

latest posts

Regional Hubs Experimentation: WMF Support and Next Steps
Regional Hubs Experimentation: WMF Support and Next Steps

Published ON: 17 May

Fact-Checking Using Wikipedia: Best Practices for Journalists
Fact-Checking Using Wikipedia: Best Practices for Journalists

Published ON: 11 Nov

© 2026. All rights reserved.