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'''Wikipedia''' is a multilingual open-collaborative online encyclopedia created and maintained by a community of volunteer editors using a wiki-based editing system. Wikipedia uses the same software that [[ProleWiki]] and [[EcuRed]] uses, called [[mediawikiwiki:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]].  
'''Wikipedia''' is a multilingual open-collaborative online encyclopedia created and maintained by a community of volunteer editors using a wiki-based editing system. Wikipedia uses the same software that [[ProleWiki]] and [[EcuRed]] uses, called [[mediawikiwiki:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]].  


While Wikipedia's large number of editors is a strength compared to physical encyclopedias, its popularity means that it's a prime target for misinformation campaigns by state actors or corporate interests. This, in part, is the reasoning behind starting [[ProleWiki]].  
While Wikipedia's large number of editors is a strength compared to physical encyclopedias, its popularity means that it's a prime target for misinformation campaigns by state actors or corporate interests. This, in part, is the reasoning behind starting [[ProleWiki]].
 
== Concept ==
 
== Bias ==
 
=== Ties to US government organizations ==
 
=== Funding ===


==External Links==
==External Links==
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*[[wikipedia:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] ([[Wikipedia|about]])
*[[wikipedia:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] ([[Wikipedia|about]])
*EcuRed ([https://www.ecured.cu/Wikipedia Spanish], [https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ecured.cu%2FWikipedia English auto translated)] ([[EcuRed|about]])
*EcuRed ([https://www.ecured.cu/Wikipedia Spanish], [https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ecured.cu%2FWikipedia English auto translated)] ([[EcuRed|about]])
* [https://thegrayzone.com/2020/06/11/meet-wikipedias-ayn-rand-loving-founder-and-wikimedia-foundations-regime-change-operative-ceo/ Grayzone: «Meet Wikipedia's Ayn Rand-loving founder and regime change operative CEO»]
* [https://thegrayzone.com/2020/06/10/wikipedia-formally-censors-the-grayzone-as-regime-change-advocates-monopolize-editing/ Grayzone: «Wikipedia formally censors The Grayzone as regime-change advocates monopolize editing»]
* https://www.cbsnews.com/news/meet-the-man-behind-a-third-of-whats-on-wikipedia/ (One person, who works at U.S. Customs and Border Protection "records and information", has edite ⅓ of English Wikipedia.)
* An example for a much-read Wikipedia article using very biased sources to push a wrong narrative: https://prolewiki.org/wiki/File:Wikipedia-biased-sources.png

Revision as of 16:45, 20 November 2020

Wikipedia is a multilingual open-collaborative online encyclopedia created and maintained by a community of volunteer editors using a wiki-based editing system. Wikipedia uses the same software that ProleWiki and EcuRed uses, called MediaWiki.

While Wikipedia's large number of editors is a strength compared to physical encyclopedias, its popularity means that it's a prime target for misinformation campaigns by state actors or corporate interests. This, in part, is the reasoning behind starting ProleWiki.

Concept

Bias

= Ties to US government organizations

Funding

External Links

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