# Live Internet Vandalist Trackers The 'Wikipedia Recent Changes Map' Tracks Unregistered Editors By Alexander Lam | Published 2013-05-17 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wikipedia-recent-changes-map References: [fastcocreate](http://www.fastcocreate.com/1682965/view-all-unregistered-wikipedia-edits-in-real-time) & [rcmap.hatnote](http://rcmap.hatnote.com) A couple troublemakers can cause a lot of trouble on a site like [Wikipedia](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/globe-explorer), but the 'Wikipedia Recent Changes Map' aims to remedy that. Though Wikipedia doesn't track the location of its registered users, unregistered editors have their [IP address recorded](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/timeline-analytics) at the time of edit. Since IP addresses can be traced to a geolocation, you can theoretically create a [live map of unregistered editors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/instagram-map). Stephen LaPorte and Mahmoud Hashemi have done exactly that with their recent changes map. In real-time, you can watch as unregistered users from around the world make edits. Translucent-colored dots pop up as each edit is submitted. Hovering over a dot reveals the name of the article being altered at that location. Alternatively, a scrolling list of changes is populated below the map if you prefer a text-based view. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.4/10 - Popularity: 10% | Activity: 23% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Computers](https://www.trendhunter.com/computers) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Virtual Vandalism:** Online platforms can create more sophisticated tools like the 'Wikipedia Recent Changes Map' to track anonymous user activity and mitigate vandalism. - **Real-time Geotargeting:** Unregistered user geolocation data can be used to create real-time maps that track user activity for targeted marketing or security purposes. - **Automated Social Compliance Monitoring:** Machine learning algorithms could be used to monitor social media platforms and flag potential instances of vandalism, hate speech or other unwanted content before it becomes a problem. ### Who This Affects Most - **Social Media:** Social media platforms can use real-time tracking tools to monitor user activity and mitigate online vandalism. - **Civic Technology:** Government agencies and civic organizations can use live maps to track real-time user activity and identify potential threats to public safety or online information. - **Internet Security:** Internet security companies can leverage the data collected by live maps to detect malicious activities online and develop more sophisticated protection mechanisms. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Global Pixel Canvas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wplace.md) - [Global Election Trackers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/world-election-map.md) - [Engaging Travel Maps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/travel-maps.md) - [Real-Time Social Maps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/social-maps.md) - [To-Scale Interactive Maps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/true-size-of-countries.md) - [Historical Mapping Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/timemap.md) - [Real-Time Emotion Trackers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/global-mood-ring.md) - [Collaborative Mapping Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/atlasco-1.md) - [Global Location Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/earthguessr.md)