'''Wikimedia Commons''' (simply called '''Commons''' within Wikimedia projects) is a project of the [[Wikimedia Foundation]] (WMF) that seeks to create a database of "free" media, such as [[image]]s, [[sound]]s, and [[video]]. Media stored in Wikimedia Commons can be used in other Wikimedia projects, such as [[Wikipedia]].<ref>http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:First_steps/Reuse#Embedding_Commons'_media_in_Wikimedia_projects</ref>
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'''Wikimedia Commons''' (simply called '''Commons''' within Wikimedia projects) is a project of the [[Wikimedia Foundation]] (WMF) that seeks to create a database of "free" media, such as [[image]]s, [[sound]]s, and [[video]]. Media stored in Wikimedia Commons can be used in other Wikimedia projects, such as [[Wikipedia]].<ref>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:First_steps/Reuse#Embedding_Commons'_media_in_Wikimedia_projects</ref>
==Explicit images==
==Explicit images==
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Under the pretext of free expression, Wikimedia Commons hosts thousands of sexually graphic videos and images. It is unsuitable as an unsupervised resource for minors.<ref>Morris, Kevin. (June 26, 2013) "[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/26/how-wikimedia-commons-bec_n_3502688.html How Wikimedia Commons Became A Massive Amateur Porn Hub]". ''Huffington Post''. Retrieved September 1, 2017</ref>
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Under the pretext of free expression, Wikimedia Commons hosts thousands of sexually graphic videos and images. It is unsuitable as an unsupervised resource for minors.<ref>Morris, Kevin. (June 26, 2013) "[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/26/how-wikimedia-commons-bec_n_3502688.html How Wikimedia Commons Became A Massive Amateur Porn Hub]". ''Huffington Post''. Retrieved September 1, 2017</ref>
==Copyright issues==
==Copyright issues==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/ Official website]
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*[https://commons.wikimedia.org/ Official website]