Is Wikipedia an open encyclopedia or a covert disinformation operation? The primary goal of these covert campaigns appears to be promoting establishment and industry positions while destroying the reputation of critics.

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[–]FlippyKing 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

the latter. It's been dominated by inteligence agencies for quite a while, just like colleges newspapers, all legacy news media, and the bigger online news media outlets. Knowledge is power, so that can't just flow freely to anyone now can it?

[–]portace 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Case in point:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0P4Cf0UCwU

Wikipedia co-founder: I no longer trust the website I created

https://www.smh.com.au/national/cia-and-vatican-edit-wikipedia-entries-20070819-gdqwa2.html

CIA and Vatican edit Wikipedia entries

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-08-16/cia-vatican-editing-wiki-pages/641146

CIA, Vatican 'editing Wiki pages'

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-security-wikipedia-idUSN1642896020070816

CIA, FBI computers used for Wikipedia edits

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-08-16/program-shows-cia-behind-wikipedia-entries/642224

Program shows CIA behind Wikipedia entries

[–]FlippyKing 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's like the soil the new Biden Ministry of Truth can grow out of.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's pure propaganda, with the inevitable coating of neckbeard narcissism.

[–]Canbot 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It started off as one then became the other. Writing the history books is a powerful way to manipulate people.