Jake Orlowitz writes that the Wikimedia Foundation fired longtime MediaWiki lead developer Brooke Vibber and disbanded the Community Tech team while holding large reserves and growing Wikimedia Enterprise revenue from AI-company API access, prompting Wikipedia editors to threaten solidarity action.
Big Tech's Anti-Labor Playbook Has Come for Wikipedia
Jake Orlowitz writes that the Wikimedia Foundation fired longtime MediaWiki lead developer Brooke Vibber and disbanded the Community Tech team while holding large reserves and growing Wikimedia Enterprise revenue from AI-company API access, prompting Wikipedia editors to threaten solidarity action.
Source: Medium