Wikipedia Founder Indirectly Tells Elon Musk the Site ‘Is Not for Sale’

Wikipedia founder, Jimmy Wales, goes head-to-head with Twitter CEO Elon Musk who has accused the encyclopedia web site of getting a left-leaning bias. The backwards and forwards started following the overly dramatic launch of the Twitter Files which alleged the FBI pressured social media corporations to suppress info surrounding Hunter Biden’s laptop computer in 2020.

A web page was curated on Wikipedia in regards to the Twitter Files, however Conservative commentator Ian Miles Cheong stated the positioning had posted a disclaimer on the prime of the web page on Tuesday, saying it was contemplating deleting the entry. Cheong wrote on Twitter that there was no justification for deleting the web page, saying “the editors have deemed it a ‘nothing burger’ that is ‘not notable’ because the media didn’t give it enough coverage.” He went on to allege that “these people work hand in hand with the MSM (mainstream media) to shape the narrative.”

The word on the prime of the web page has since been eliminated on the time of writing, however a brand new message warns readers that the knowledge can change rapidly and “may be unreliable.”

Musk responded to Cheong on Twitter, writing “Most of Earth: ‘The MSM is biased.’ Wikipedia: ‘Cite MSM source to confirm this claim,’” he continued, saying “Wikipedia has a non-trivial left-wing bias,” and requested Wales what his ideas had been. Wales didn’t take the bait to specific his ideas as of writing.

However, within the Twitter thread, New York Post politics and tradition author Jon Levine questioned, “I wonder how much Wikipedia would cost?” Wales eventually commented on Levine’s publish, declaring that his firm is “not for sale.” Wales rapidly determined to show the eye right into a technique to nab donations for the Wikimedia Foundation, jokingly asking individuals to check out his soundcloud, solely to be directed to a donation web page.

The Twitter Files was revealed late on Friday by journalist Matt Taibbi at Musk’s request. Musk teased the knowledge final month, writing, “The Twitter Files on free speech suppression soon to be published on Twitter itself. The public deserves to know what really happened.” At the time, Twitter had stated the publish was a violation of its “hacked materials” coverage.

Wales has lately been vital of Musk’s dealing with of Twitter. In an interview with i24NEWS final month, Wales stated Musk’s “diagnosis of what’s wrong with Twitter is completely wrong.”

He continued, “Twitter has a real problem with trolling and abuse, it doesn’t have a problem with not enough freedom of expression.”