Re:Facebook, Axios and NBC Paid to Whitewash Wikipedia Pages
by tim333 on Friday March 15, 2019 @09:07AM
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Not just the internet but human culture throughout history basically.
Re:Facebook, Axios and NBC Paid to Whitewash Wikipedia Pages
by tivert on Friday March 15, 2019 @06:20PM
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> Even biology related topics are subject to external pressure from journalists, politicians and activists.
One of these things is not like the other...
Re:Facebook, Axios and NBC Paid to Whitewash Wikipedia Pages
by umvi on Friday March 15, 2019 @09:06AM
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Reminds me of when Bradley Manning's wiki page turned to Chelsea Manning within seconds of the announcement. It was unreal. It was like there were an army of activists ready to pounce as soon as the announcement was made and the article was quickly locked.
I've seen other, more important, news take much longer to update (hours) on their main pages.
Re:Facebook, Axios and NBC Paid to Whitewash Wikipedia Pages
by tim333 on Friday March 15, 2019 @09:09AM
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The way Wikipedia works you don't need an army of activists - just one enthusiast to edit it. The important news probably took longer because no one was very interested. That's how it works with volunteers.
And it isn't just wikipedia, it's all of social media and pretty much all of the internet. From silly nonsense like movie reviews to serious matter like war footage, if it has political or financial impact, it is subject to heavy censorship and bias.