Citing less awareness about Wikipedia outside the US and Europe, the WikiMedia Foundation (WMF) has announced that it is shutting down its 'Wikipedia Zero' program in developing countries, whereby Wikipedia provides free service to mobile phones. Is done.
According to the foundation, the number of people who took this service since the year 2016 is witnessing a sharp decline. "This is due to the decrease in the cost of mobile data and the rapid growth in the mobile industry," said the foundation in a blog post.
According to the news of the news, the foundation said that he will not be further involved in this program with a new career and the 'Wikipedia Zero' program will be closed in 2018.
This service was started in 2012. Its fold was introduced in many developing countries including Myanmar and Nepal and this gave access to more than 80 million people. During this time, the organization has said that it is engaged in the search for new possibilities to serve the people of the developing world.
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Wikipedia Zero is a project for the Wikimedia Foundation to provide a free mobile phone through zero-rating, especially in the developing markets. The program started in 2012, and 2013 South won by the Southwest Interactive Award for Activism. The aim of the program is to increase access to free knowledge, especially without the cost of data-usage. With 97 operators in more than 72 countries,