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BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 13 days ago

US | Republicans investigate Wikipedia over allegations of organized bias

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Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee opened a probe into alleged organized efforts to inject bias into Wikipedia entries and the organization’s responses.

Archived version: https://archive.is/20250827185100/https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5473331-wikipedia-bias-probe-republicans/

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  • favoredponcho@lemmy.zip
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    Wikipedia has no legal obligation to be unbiased and it doesn’t take government money.

    Fox is biased and it uses the public airwaves. If you’re worried about bias. Maybe start there.

    • infinitevalence@discuss.online
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      Fox and Fox News are different corporations. Fox News is a cable daylight and streaming entertainment “news” channel. Because it’s not broadcasting over the air it’s not subject to same FCC standards that ABC CBS NBC and Fox are required to uphold.

    • Nakoichi [they/them]@hexbear.net
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      Wikipedia is overwhelmingly biased to western propaganda the fuck you smoking?

      these people are just mad because Wikipedia isn’t even more fascist.

      • favoredponcho@lemmy.zip
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        Where did I say that Wikipedia was unbiased?

  • JohnnyFlapHoleSeed@lemmy.world
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    The truth isn’t a fucking bias

    • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
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      It is to pathological liars

  • Wazowski@lemmy.world
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    These cunts should do humanity a solid and fucking die already.

  • Possibly linux@lemmy.zip
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    Are we in trouble?

    Seriously though the first step to authoritarian take over seems to be attacking Wikipedia

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      Time for Wikipedia to move to a safe locale. It’s why I set up a recurring donation months ago.

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        I had to refresh my memory. I’m actually shocked they’re not based in Iceland or some other country with much stronger freedom of speech laws than the US.

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    That’s why I just downloaded Wikipedia. I’d take an out of date one rather than an “approved” one.

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    Of course it’s fascists mad that NATO-pedia isn’t fascist enough.

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