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‘No More Donations to Wikipedia’: Elon Musk Slams Site Over Alleged Erroneous Deletions to Bill Clinton’s Page

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‘No More Donations to Wikipedia’: Elon Musk Slams Site Over Alleged Erroneous Deletions to Bill Clinton’s Page

Elon Musk has escalated his public criticism of Wikipedia, alleging that the online encyclopaedia deleted significant content related to former US President Bill Clinton’s ties to controversial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Musk quote-retweeted a video by user @BGatesIsaPsycho, declaring: ‘No more donations to @Wikipedia until they start being … Read more

Wikipedia officially adds ‘Gaza Genocide’ to list of genocide page

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Wikipedia officially adds ‘Gaza Genocide’ to list of genocide page

Wikipedia has finally added the article “Gaza genocide” to the List of Genocides marking a new step in the challenging process of awareness raising for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This decision came after several heated discussions among Wikipedia editors regarding the appropriateness of including this term, as reported by the Jewish Journal. Addition The term “Gaza … Read more

How does Wikipedia in Arabic spread misinformation, bigotry, and bias?

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How does Wikipedia in Arabic spread misinformation, bigotry, and bias?

“The Protocols of the Elders of Zion… is a leaked document whose authenticity has been disputed between those who say it is a true document and those who say it is a fake document.” Thus reads the first paragraph of Arabic Wikipedia’s entry of one of the most famous and vile blood libels of … Read more

defamation: Delhi HC issues contempt notice to Wikipedia, warns of blocking website in country

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defamation: Delhi HC issues contempt notice to Wikipedia, warns of blocking website in country

The Delhi High Court on Thursday warned open-source platform Wikipedia that it would block the website in India if it does not comply with the country’s laws. It also issued a contempt of court notice, reported TOI. The court took a strong view of the website’s failure to provide details on subscribers who edited the … Read more

Wikipedia parent responds to ANI defamation suit, says content by volunteer editors

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Wikipedia parent responds to ANI defamation suit, says content by volunteer editors

The Wikimedia Foundation has responded to the lawsuit this week by Asian News International (ANI), the newswire agency that supplies video and text feeds to several news organisations in India. ANI had sued the Wikipedia parent demanding ₹2 crore for what it said were defamatory allegations in the introduction section of its page on the … Read more

NPR just keeps on sliding more and more to the left as it unfolds into a complete crap show

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NPR just keeps on sliding more and more to the left as it unfolds into a complete crap show

I recently asked a prominent activist investor — someone who regularly demands from the public companies he targets various forms of boardroom change — what he would demand from a financially troubled radio network that needs to broaden its audience and make more money.  His answer: He would issue an ultimatum that the CEO and … Read more