Comment on Big Tech’s Anti-Labor Playbook Has Come for Wikipedia

Cherry@piefed.social ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• Reyali@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I decided to cancel my recurring donation, citing these actions as why.

  Here’s the email I wrote:

  I would like to cancel my recurring donation in response to Wikimedia’s decision to fire Brooke Vibber and the Community Tech team. I love Wikipedia, but I have concerns around the anti-union and anti-community actions that are happening under the current leadership. I will not in good conscience continue to support a “nonprofit” organization that is following the big tech/Silicon Valley anti-labor playbook.

  1. The type of change you would like to make to your donation - cancel
  2. The email address that was used when the donation was made - [redacted]
  3. The full name used - [redacted]
  4. The amount and currency of the donation - $20 USD recurring monthly

  I hope the Wikimedia Foundation rethinks its approach to the community and its workers, and establishes practices of transparency.

  Thank you,

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  • MoonMoon@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Yoink. Here I go cancelling again.

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  • kobra@lemmy.zip ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I wish I was already a donor so I could send this email. First time I’ve felt regret like this, I should be more proactive about supporting things like this in the future. Thanks for sharing.

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    • Reyali@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      It took me a long time and some kicks in the butt to make some of my donations recurring. Like I decided to give recurring donations to Wikimedia and the Internet Archive a few years back when Elon was attacking both of them. I’d given as one-offs when Wikipedia would prompt for donations, but was proud to make it a recurring thing.

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  • MajorHavoc@programming.dev ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’ve done the same. This sucks, but I didn’t realize I was donating to an organization without a workers union agreement in place.

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• bitjunkie@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Wait for the editors to strike and then make shitty edits

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  • raman_klogius@ani.social ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I have an awesome candidate: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Standing_(economist)

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