dude@lemmings.worldM to news@lemmings.worldEnglish · 2 months agoWikipedia owner signs on Microsoft, Meta in AI content training dealswww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up122file-text
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minus-squarehector@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoWikipedia has an owner? I thought it was all non profit ey or some shit.
minus-squareHumanius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoNon-profits also have owners. It being a non-profit just means that the company’s main priority isn’t turning a profit, so excess revenue generally gets pumped back into the non-profit.
minus-squareSkiluros@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoThe owner, Wikimedia Foundation, is a non-profit.
Wikipedia has an owner? I thought it was all non profit ey or some shit.
Non-profits also have owners. It being a non-profit just means that the company’s main priority isn’t turning a profit, so excess revenue generally gets pumped back into the non-profit.
The owner, Wikimedia Foundation, is a non-profit.