An in-depth look at Elon Musk's criticisms of Wikipedia, as he joins a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking information sources outside their control
the context is essential. — www.citationneeded.n... (Please donate to Wikipedia, too!) Marciano Siniscalchi / @marciano : Looks like Elon fails to understand basic psychology and incentives. People who donate to Wikipedia are going to read this as a call to arms. People who agree with his post were not donating to begin with. — (Disclosure: I am in the former set.) — www.citationneeded.news/elon-musk- an... Arianna Ciccone / @ariannaciccone : When Elon Musk launched his latest crusade against Wikipedia this Christmas Eve, it wasn't just another of the billionaire's frequent Twitter tantrums. 1/2 Donna Schwartz Mills / @socalmom : This is a long - and fascinating read about Musk's gripe with Wikipedia. (TLDR: They can't make it bend to their narratives.) — www.citationneeded.news/elon-musk- an... Jason Koebler / @jasonkoebler : really good, in-depth piece by @molly.wiki about the war on Wikipedia — www.citationneeded.news/elon-musk- an... Mastodon: Molly White / @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io : The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information. Why do they hate it so much? — https://www.citationneeded.news/ ... #Wikipedia #ElonMusk #USpolitics #USpol Peter Murray / @dltj@code4lib.social : 🔖 Elon Musk and the right's war on Wikipedia: The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information | Molly White's Citation Needed https://www.citationneeded.news/ ... #BookmarkShare @deoxys314@neovibe.app : Another excellent piece from @molly0xfff, covering some of how #Wikipedia operates and allocates its resources, which is interesting (positive) and how Musk and many right-wing types dislike that, which is interesting (negative) https://www.citationneeded.news/ ... Miguel Afonso Caetano / @remixtures@tldr.nettime.org : Musk is really a scumbag... :-( — “The escalating attacks on Wikipedia from Elon Musk and other powerful figures on the American right follow a familiar pattern. First come the claims of bias, supported by cherry-picked or misrepresented examples. … Dan Gillmor / @dangillmor@mastodon.social : Elon Musk's vicious attacks on Wikipedia are only the latest in right-wing fear and loathing campaign against open, accurate information. See this @molly0xfff newsletter post on this — the context is essential. — https://www.citationneeded.news/ ... (Please donate to Wikipedia, too!) Shafik Yaghmour / @shafik@hachyderm.io : This sounds like as good a reason as any to start contributing to Wikipedia: https://www.citationneeded.news/ ... Toni Aittoniemi / @gimulnautti@mastodon.green : With leaders, never look at what they say. Look at what they do. — With Elon Musk's complete 180 on Wikipedia, he has been forwarding completely false reactionary stories from known white supremacists, while objecting to truthful Wikipedia edits on Tesla inc based on that “they were made by his enemies” … Forums: r/wikipedia : Elon Musk and the right's war on Wikipedia See also Mediagazer