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Baidu Baike
Baidu Baike (/ˈbaɪduː ˈbaɪkə/; Chinese: 百度百科; pinyin: Bǎidù Bǎikē; lit. 'Baidu Encyclopedia', also known as Baidu Wiki) is a semi-regulated Chinese-language collaborative online encyclopedia owned by the Chinese technology company Baidu. Modelled after Wikipedia, it was launched on 21 April 2008. As of 2024,[update] it claims more than 27 million entries and 7.7 million editors — the largest number of entries of any Chinese-language online encyclopedia. Baidu Baike has been criticised for its censorship, copyright violations, commercialist practices and unsourced or inaccurate information.
Baidu Baike was founded by Robin Li in April 2006, following the Chinese government's decision to censor Wikipedia in 2005. The beta version of Baidu Baike was launched on 20 April 2006. 5 to 20 April was used for a period of internal testing. According to the serial number in the entry address bar, the first 10 entries were: Baidu Baike, "Entries", an edit experiment (a sand table page, which has been deleted), Mántou (steamed buns), orchid cultivation (deleted due to typos), Yandang Mountain, Lingfeng, Dalongqiu, Wudafusong and Red Food. After 20 days, it had more than 300,000 registered users and more than 100,000 articles, surpassing the number in Chinese Wikipedia.
During the conference WWW2008 of the World Wide Web Consortium, Baidu's William Chang said, "There is, in fact, no reason for China to use Wikipedia ... It's very natural for China to make its own products." When searching with the search engine Baidu, the link to the corresponding entry in Baidu Baike, if it exists, will be put as the first result or one of the first results. The Chinese government has cut off access to the Chinese Wikipedia for residents of mainland China since 2019.
In 2015, the "Baike Youming" service was launched, a paid commercial service that allowed figures such as entrepreneurs and artists to control their biographies and provide personally verified information.
In March 2021, Chinese netizens claimed that South Korean netizens changed their entries related to Chinese history on a large scale through the historical version comparison function of Baidu Baike. Baidu Baike stipulates that the historical version function is only available to users of the "Baike Expert Group" with a level 4 encyclopedia and a pass rate of over 85% and professional users with a level 6 encyclopedia and a pass rate of over 85%. Open, ordinary users no longer have the right to view historical versions of entries and use the historical version comparison function. Baidu Encyclopedia officially claims that this is to "ensure that the majority of netizens obtain the accuracy of entry information and avoid interference from outdated information in various historical versions".
On 24 April 2024, Baidu posted an announcement on Baidu Baike that it would end support for the dedicated Baidu Baike application on 30 June to focus on "better user experiences". Also in 2024, it was announced that AI features would be integrated into the platform.
As of 2024, Baidu Baike had over 27 million articles, with its homepage drawing 295 million views a month.
Baidu has officially described Baidu Baike as an information repository provided by the company for internet users. The platform promotes the principles of "equality, collaboration, sharing, and freedom." Only registered users can edit the articles. Baidu Baike is integrated with Baidu's search engine, and when a searched term has a corresponding entry on Baidu Baike, the link to that entry is typically prioritized at the top of the search results. In April 2024, Baidu shut down the Baidu Baike mobile app, but not the encyclopedia itself.
Baidu Baike
Baidu Baike (/ˈbaɪduː ˈbaɪkə/; Chinese: 百度百科; pinyin: Bǎidù Bǎikē; lit. 'Baidu Encyclopedia', also known as Baidu Wiki) is a semi-regulated Chinese-language collaborative online encyclopedia owned by the Chinese technology company Baidu. Modelled after Wikipedia, it was launched on 21 April 2008. As of 2024,[update] it claims more than 27 million entries and 7.7 million editors — the largest number of entries of any Chinese-language online encyclopedia. Baidu Baike has been criticised for its censorship, copyright violations, commercialist practices and unsourced or inaccurate information.
Baidu Baike was founded by Robin Li in April 2006, following the Chinese government's decision to censor Wikipedia in 2005. The beta version of Baidu Baike was launched on 20 April 2006. 5 to 20 April was used for a period of internal testing. According to the serial number in the entry address bar, the first 10 entries were: Baidu Baike, "Entries", an edit experiment (a sand table page, which has been deleted), Mántou (steamed buns), orchid cultivation (deleted due to typos), Yandang Mountain, Lingfeng, Dalongqiu, Wudafusong and Red Food. After 20 days, it had more than 300,000 registered users and more than 100,000 articles, surpassing the number in Chinese Wikipedia.
During the conference WWW2008 of the World Wide Web Consortium, Baidu's William Chang said, "There is, in fact, no reason for China to use Wikipedia ... It's very natural for China to make its own products." When searching with the search engine Baidu, the link to the corresponding entry in Baidu Baike, if it exists, will be put as the first result or one of the first results. The Chinese government has cut off access to the Chinese Wikipedia for residents of mainland China since 2019.
In 2015, the "Baike Youming" service was launched, a paid commercial service that allowed figures such as entrepreneurs and artists to control their biographies and provide personally verified information.
In March 2021, Chinese netizens claimed that South Korean netizens changed their entries related to Chinese history on a large scale through the historical version comparison function of Baidu Baike. Baidu Baike stipulates that the historical version function is only available to users of the "Baike Expert Group" with a level 4 encyclopedia and a pass rate of over 85% and professional users with a level 6 encyclopedia and a pass rate of over 85%. Open, ordinary users no longer have the right to view historical versions of entries and use the historical version comparison function. Baidu Encyclopedia officially claims that this is to "ensure that the majority of netizens obtain the accuracy of entry information and avoid interference from outdated information in various historical versions".
On 24 April 2024, Baidu posted an announcement on Baidu Baike that it would end support for the dedicated Baidu Baike application on 30 June to focus on "better user experiences". Also in 2024, it was announced that AI features would be integrated into the platform.
As of 2024, Baidu Baike had over 27 million articles, with its homepage drawing 295 million views a month.
Baidu has officially described Baidu Baike as an information repository provided by the company for internet users. The platform promotes the principles of "equality, collaboration, sharing, and freedom." Only registered users can edit the articles. Baidu Baike is integrated with Baidu's search engine, and when a searched term has a corresponding entry on Baidu Baike, the link to that entry is typically prioritized at the top of the search results. In April 2024, Baidu shut down the Baidu Baike mobile app, but not the encyclopedia itself.