Hi all,
I want to share a few thoughts on the paid editing issue. First of all, we do have the ability to enforce our terms of use. If there are cases where you're encountering a severe problem with paid editing and community efforts are not able to solve it, please get in touch with us via legal@wikimedia.org and we can discuss how we can provide support depending on the details of the case. With apologies, I'm not able to discuss details of any specific cases here because we don't want to reveal information about ongoing or future investigations or legal actions.
In general, I do want to say a few words about the role of legal tools in these kinds of cases. Legal actions are a blunt instrument: courts use the same solutions to every problem, and have not kept up with the speed of modern technology. So we are interested in helping to improve community systems and technological tools (like tools to help admins investigate and block problematic users) that can make it so that legal action isn't necessary in many cases.
I also want to note that we've been working on a longer statement outlining some of our thoughts about our role in dealing with paid editing concerns and some ways the communities can effectively approach these issues as well. We plan to post this on-wiki soon.
Lastly, let me say thank you to all the community members who help out with these issues. We really appreciate everyone who reports cases to us and helps us take action where we are able, such as reporting some job postings on third-party sites.
Best, Jacob Rogers