Explore Wikipedia edits made by institutions, companies and governments
Hi HN! Wikiwho is a tool that scans Wikipedia edits and extracts those coming from specific IP ranges associated to known organizations. I've made this as a for-fun side project two years ago. If you want to read more on how it works I've written a short blog article about it here: https://ailef.tech/2020/04/18/discovering-wikipedia-edits-ma... I had already posted it here at the time (previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22907200) but I've now decided to release the code openly, hence the repost. If you're insterested, you…
Explore Wikipedia edits made by institutions, companies and governments launched on December 3, 2022 with 261 votes, #93 of 3,687 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
In plain words
Wikiwho is a tool that identifies and extracts Wikipedia edits originating from specific organizations, companies, and governments by analyzing IP ranges. It scans Wikipedia's edit history to detect contributions from known institutional sources, allowing users to see what edits particular organizations have made. The tool is designed for researchers, journalists, and transparency advocates interested in understanding institutional influence on Wikipedia content.
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In the maker’s words, at launch
Hi HN! Wikiwho is a tool that scans Wikipedia edits and extracts those coming from specific IP ranges associated to known organizations. I've made this as a for-fun side project two years ago. If you want to read more on how it works I've written a short blog article about it here…
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