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Dow Chemical, ChevronTexaco, and others remove controversial info from Wikipedia
Wikipedia Scanner reveals orgs that edit Wikipedia articles |
Chris Schults |
16 Aug 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Ah, Wikipedia. Many of us at Grist frequently use this resource, but we do so knowing that just about anyone can edit a Wikipedia article at anytime. So, can we really trust the information contained within? Fear not! As Wired reports, there is a new tool that sheds some light on who is editing what: On November 17th, 2005, an anonymous Wikipedia user deleted 15 paragraphs from an article on e-voting machine-vendor Diebold, excising an entire section critical of ... |
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