Wikipedia Editors Plot Strike and Banner Sabotage After Wikimedia Disbands Community Tech Team

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Over 800 Wikipedia editors signed a petition threatening a strike after Wikimedia Foundation disbanded its 6-person Community Tech team responsible for moderation tooling. Editors are discussing editing strikes, halting vandalism cleanup, and replacing fundraising banners with protest messages. Laid-off employees were reportedly involved in early unionization via 'Wiki Workers United,' fueling union-busting accusations. A strike could cause an abrupt spike in unmoderated vandalism across Wikipedia.