2024:Program/Understanding and assisting with undisclosed paid editing (UPE) enforcement

Session title: Understanding and assisting with undisclosed paid editing (UPE) enforcement

Session type: Panel

Track: Legal & Advocacy

Language: en

Learn how WMF's Legal department and community deal with undisclosed paid editing and ways you can help with enforcement and investigations

Description

First, some background would be given on the Legal department's methodology for dealing with UPE and how it compliments the community's work

The panel would have three goals 1. To describe some of the non-confidential off wiki initiatives in the legal department to deal with undisclosed paid editing 2. To signal boost volunteer interest in addressing undisclosed paid editing and COI issues on wiki 3. To solicit community opinions on directions to take in enforcement — especially for smaller language projects that have UPE rules where there's a less robust userbase of volunteers interested in the issue

This would likely be a collaboration between disinformation, trust and safety, and legal affairs. It could be helpful to have one or more community volunteers participate (on point #2) if interested. It could be remote or in person.

How does your session relate to the event theme, Collaboration of the Open?

UPE enforcement requires decentralized information sharing between community members, the Wikimedia Foundation, and enforcement bodies.

What is the experience level needed for the audience for your session?

Everyone can participate in this session

Speakers

• Shaun Spalding

I'm a lead council in the legal department at the Wikimedia Foundation. This is currently a placeholder.