'Spreading propaganda': Trump administration targets Wikipedia
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Ed Martin accused Wikipedia of allowing foreign actors to manipulate information.
  • VHS [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    7 hours ago

    “Masking propaganda that influences public opinion under the guise of providing informational material is antithetical to Wikimedia’s ‘educational’ mission.”

    Wikipedia may claim to be neutral, but even though it isn’t, that shouldn’t affect its 501© status. Non-profits are allowed to have bias. Trump’s stupid thugs are going after a very popular source of information that actually reinforces pro-US bias. Maybe they are too short-sighted to realize the value of a “limited hangout”.

    • spacecadet@lemm.ee
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      4 hours ago

      We probably disagree on a lot of things, but attacking Wikipedias non-profit status because of bias is just wrong. I was a treasurer on an aviation related charity that had a bias towards certain information and political positions that benefited aviation, should I have had our 501c3 status revoked?

      Wikipedia has a pretty strong left leaning slant, but more power to them. I choose to just not consult them on political or historical topics, and honestly I would much rather have Wikipedia around than the slop that is ChatGPT or Gemini