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== Bias == | == Bias == | ||
[[File:Wikipedia-biased-sources.png|alt=Screenshot of wikipedia sources many of which are anti-communist|thumb|Western anti-communist sources are prevalently used on English Wikipedia. ]] | |||
Due to the [[cultural hegemony]] of Western media outlets, Wikipedia tends to have a pro-Western anti-communist bias. | |||
==Ties to US government organizations == | |||
=== Funding === | === Funding === | ||
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* [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://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.) | * 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.) | ||
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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 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.
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Bias
Due to the cultural hegemony of Western media outlets, Wikipedia tends to have a pro-Western anti-communist bias.
Ties to US government organizations
Funding
External Links
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- Wikipedia (about)
- EcuRed (Spanish, English auto translated) (about)
- Grayzone: «Meet Wikipedia's Ayn Rand-loving founder and regime change operative CEO»
- 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.)