Jimmy Wales on bots and blockages

Published: March 14, 2023, 9 p.m.

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Digital Planet caught up with Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales. In the first of two interviews with Gareth, Jimmy explains why Wikipedia was restricted in Pakistan recently and how they overcame the block. And he gives his thoughts on Twitter\\u2019s plans to stop the bots and banish its free API.

6G \\u2013 what we can expect \\nProfessor Sana Salous, Chair of Communications Engineering at Durham University is about to submit her latest recommendations for the implementation of 6G connectivity to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). She\\u2019s on the show to explain how this will change the way we communicate and tells Gareth that we should be connected to 6G by 2030.

Computer labs for schoolchildren in rural Kenya \\nNelly Cheboi\\u2019s nonprofit, TechLit Africa, has provided thousands of students across rural Kenya with access to donated, upcycled computers - and the chance for a brighter future. When she began working in the software industry, she realised that there are many computers that are thrown away as companies upgrade their technology infrastructure. So, together with a fellow software engineer they founded TechLit Africa. The students not only get upcycled computers but are also learning various skills such as coding. Wairimu Gitahi reports from Nairobi.

Podcast Extra\\nFollowing months of debate and discussion about what caused Gareth\\u2019s motorbike key fob to malfunction near a major TV transmitter, Imperial College and Durham University engineers have joined forces to establish what actually happened. Please do listen as we have a definitive answer.

The programme is presented by Gareth Mitchell with expert commentary from Angelica Mari.

Studio Manager: Tim Heffer \\nProducer: Ania Lichtarowicz

(Image: Wikipedia logo seen on screen of laptop through magnifying glass. \\nPhoto by Altan Gocher/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)

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