15 January 2024

The official launch of Ruwiki, Russia’s own online encyclopedia and alternative to Wikipedia, is set to take place today.

It is expected to come out of beta testing that’s limited to a selected group of audiences and become fully operational later this year.
According to the group, the project would also develop functions that differ from Wikipedia.
“Ruwiki will present technological updates throughout the year, including content personalization, thematic collections, audio retelling of the full and short versions of the article, an updated user account, videos and podcasts,” the company said in an interview.
Medeyko cited “the issue of credibility,” the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and Wikipedia’s “controversial reputation in Russia” among the reasons behind the creation of Ruwiki.
Since August 2023, registered users have been able to edit the articles, but updates, as well as new content, are subjected to reviews by selected groups.“[...] anyone can become the author of [Ruwiki], but only professionals act as guarantors of verification of materials,” read Ruwiki’s August press release.
Russian version of Wikipedia to launch Monday: Reports, Digital News -  AsiaOne
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Pro-Kremlin Wikipedia alternative off to a rough start | by @DFRLab |  DFRLab | Medium
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RuWiki History (Doronina and Pinchuk)/English - Meta


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