Center issues notice to Wikipedia over complaints of bias and inaccuracies

Latest News :- The Center has issued a notice to Wikipedia, which claims to be an online encyclopedia, and questioned why it should not be considered a publisher. In this regard, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued a notice to Wikipedia. A notice issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said that the government has received various complaints regarding information published by Wikipedia.

It is believed that a small team is involved in creating and editing Wikipedia pages. Why shouldn't Wikipedia be treated as a publisher rather than an arbiter, it said. Wikipedia advertises itself as a free online encyclopedia. It is said that volunteers create or edit pages on it. These pages provide information about various personalities, important events at international, national and state level. However, its authenticity has been questioned for a long time.

Recently, a Wikipedia page on news agency ANI said, “A propaganda tool for incumbents. The case, which was reported as “takes fake news from websites and distributes it”, has created legal problems for Wikipedia. ANI files defamation suit against Wikipedia The Delhi High Court, which is hearing the case, took strong objection to the failure of the ANI news agency to publish information about those people.

Who made edits on the concerned page. It also sent a defamation notice to Wikipedia on 5 September. If Wikipedia does not want to comply with the court order, it said it will not operate in India and will ask the central government to block it. “People should stop donating to Wikipedia,” SpaceX founder Elon Musk wrote in a post last month. It is noteworthy that he had said that it is controlled by 'extreme leftist activists'.