A single “co-ordinated group” of ‘black hat’ editors operating 381 now-deleted user accounts took payments to handle the PR of certain companies, business people, or artists.
Wikimedia Foundation employees editorial associate Ed Erhart and senipr comms manager Juliet Barbara, said in a blog post that these individuals were generating revenue by adding “biased or skewed information, unattributed material, and potential copyright violations” to the site.
The pair added: “The community of volunteers who maintain and edit Wikipedia vigilantly defend the Wikimedia sites to ensure that content meets high editorial standards.
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Source: The Drum
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