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- The purpose of the Jimmy Wales Foundation is to stop government censorship and promote freedom of expression on the internet.
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The Jimmy Wales Foundation for Freedom of Expression is a UK-based charity established by Wales to fight against human rights violations in the field of freedom of expression.
Mar 27, 2024 · Behind this world-changing movement was Jimmy Wales, an unassuming genius who built online communities to empower ordinary people. Let‘s examine his background, achievements, personal life and the evolution of his radical vision.
Apr 16, 2024 · Jimmy Wales didn't just create Wikipedia; he crafted a culture of free, global information access. Now, he's sharing his blueprint for innovation, only on Augment. Learn about his journey and tap into the wisdom of a true web pioneer.
Mar 19, 2013 · Founding Wikipedia in 2001 (along with Larry Sanger, by most accounts other than Wales’), Wales understood the web’s egalitarian underpinning and the open source method’s ability to spur...
- Ted Greenwald
May 12, 2016 · First, he bootstrapped. Wales initially founded Nupedia, the predecessor to Wikipedia, in 1999 with profits he made on Bomis, an online search engine he co-founded in 1996. Part of Bomis’...
- Danielle Abril
Jan 20, 2012 · Jimmy Wales, 45, who helped found the free encyclopedia in 2001, is now president of Wikia, an Internet start-up company, and chairman emeritus of the Wikimedia Foundation, which oversees...
The Jimmy Wales Foundation is a non-profit organization started by Jimmy Wales to promote internet freedom. The organization was established with prize money from the “Knowledge Award”, which was presented to Jimmy and Tim Berners-Lee at the first Knowledge Conference in Dubai.
