
Wikipedia, the world’s most popular online encyclopedia, is facing controversy after banning a long-time editor for “off-site harassment.” No details of the alleged offence were given to other Wikipedians, who now accuse the site’s quasi-official disciplinary committee of lacking transparency.
by Allum Bokhari4 Jan 2016, 11:22 AM PST0

When presidential contender Ben Carson takes the stage for Wednesday night’s Republican debate in Colorado, he will no longer have to contend with a search-engine trick that linked his good name to a group of unabashed boy molesters.
by Patrick Howley28 Oct 2015, 9:50 AM PST0

Republican presidential contender Dr. Ben Carson’s Google search results have been manipulated to prominently link his name to the “North American Man-Boy Love Association” (NAMBLA), a pedophile advocacy group.The top search result for Ben Carson on Google is his Wikipedia page, after sponsored links and news. The NAMBLA Wikipedia page is featured as the first related link on Carson’s Wikipedia blurb, just below his name.
by Patrick Howley27 Oct 2015, 12:30 PM PST0

Russia briefly banned and then unbanned the entire Wikipedia site today following an outbreak of panic among internet users in the country. A court in the small town of Chyorny Yar had imposed the ban after over concerns that an
by Nick Hallett25 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM PST0

Former Conservative Party Chairman Grant Shapps has failed to unmask a mystery Wikipedia contributor who he alleges altered his page, because key emails were deleted. Shapps has alleged the incident proves “collusion” against him. Shapps faced accusations in the run-up to
by Nick Hallett24 Aug 2015, 3:46 AM PST0

The Guardian reader’s editor is investigating complaints against the newspaper after it reported leaked information that former Cabinet Minister Grant Shapps edited his own Wikipedia page and that of other Conservative ministers via a “sockpuppet” account. The claims were made by
by Allum Bokhari10 Jun 2015, 4:40 AM PST0

The French UMP (Union for a Popular Movement) Party is facing controversy following the discovery that a large part of a bill presented to the French legislature in remembrance of the Armenian genocide was plagiarized from Wikipedia. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is a member of the UMP.
by Mary Chastain1 Apr 2015, 11:01 AM PST0