I would disagree with that assessment. That enterprise API has been in the works for a long time - and is a good way for Wikimedia to monetise for business users, rather than relying on their donations. The content was free to use already, due to the licensing that Wikimedia uses.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Enterprise/FAQ
Rebecca Cotton-Weinhold
npub15f…9m5rr
2026-01-15 21:05:02 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…vjrp
Author Public Key
npub15fnry3d9782dftl0kmmzplq9phqm60tspp8cj2mcadh3q9jl0yes09m5rrSeen on
wss://relay.momostr.pinkPublished at
2026-01-15 21:05:02 UTCEvent JSON
{
"id": "b29b2ada371d21224a44999b7ed3c6bc2455bba4158dea7713f523acc22140d8",
"pubkey": "a2663245a5f1d4d4afefb6f620fc050dc1bd3d70084f892b78eb6f10165f7933",
"created_at": 1768511102,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [
[
"proxy",
"https://ecoevo.social/@rlcw/115901143623887089",
"web"
],
[
"e",
"10025fb2000c789698d77cf0ea99e9727b41f58f574f499484d8865240dde861",
"",
"root",
"3a2eb7aa5a3a0f3a03ed263b35406f229db9d8469107f343c6c5f253cb338928"
],
[
"p",
"3a2eb7aa5a3a0f3a03ed263b35406f229db9d8469107f343c6c5f253cb338928"
],
[
"proxy",
"https://ecoevo.social/users/rlcw/statuses/115901143623887089",
"activitypub"
],
[
"L",
"pink.momostr"
],
[
"l",
"pink.momostr.activitypub:https://ecoevo.social/users/rlcw/statuses/115901143623887089",
"pink.momostr"
],
[
"-"
]
],
"content": "I would disagree with that assessment. That enterprise API has been in the works for a long time - and is a good way for Wikimedia to monetise for business users, rather than relying on their donations. The content was free to use already, due to the licensing that Wikimedia uses.\n\nhttps://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Enterprise/FAQ",
"sig": "489e39e98623e4cf99d4d92ae89fba8c1de7bff5352775a2908bc00dd370c1bba24673f5b42e41b13dff4e68fa67db7cd017a69c54f653cbada7d69ff8e1ed32"
}