Hello Wikimedia Research Community, Wikipedia researchers,

We're pleased to announce that the latest revised version of the research ethics privacy white paper ('Research and Privacy on Wikipedia' https://osf.io/preprints/osf/uyxnf_v1) is now publicly available as an OSF Preprint.[1]

We are actively looking for feedback/comments through 1 July 2025. Directions for how to provide feedback/input https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Wikimedia_Research_Best_Practices_Around_Privacy_Whitepaper#How_to_provide_feedback_on_the_latest_version_of_the_privacy_white_paper_(until_1_July_2025) are at the meta page.[2]

We remain committed to our mission to strengthen Wikimedia research communities and improve your experience when contributing your expertise to the Wikimedia projects. We hope that you support us by providing your valuable feedback and help us improve this white paper for you.

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Context: In response to a request https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/World_War_II_and_the_history_of_Jews_in_Poland#Formal_request_to_the_Wikimedia_Foundation_for_a_white_paper_on_research_best_practices by English Wikipedia’s Arbitration Committee and after careful scoping, the Wikimedia Foundation prioritised writing a whitepaper with two primary goals:[3]

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Creating a shared understanding among Wikipedia contributors and Wikipedia researchers about some of the key considerations for conducting ethical research on Wikipedia with a focus on privacy. 2.

Providing recommendations about how to navigate some of the most common privacy challenges Wikipedia researchers or Wikipedia contributors run into when conducting or participating in research on Wikipedia.

Best, Eli Asikin-Garmager (Wikimedia Foundation), on behalf of myself and:

Leila Zia (Wikimedia Foundation)

Cameran Ashraf (Wikimedia Foundation)

Michael Zimmer (Marquette University)

[1]https://osf.io/preprints/osf/uyxnf_v1

[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Wikimedia_Research_Best_Practices_A...)

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/World_War_...