The lawyer of the temporary capital, Ed Martin, wrote a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation – organized behind Wikipedia – who doubts its position as a non -profit entity. in messageThat was It was obtained by Free pressMartin claims that he found that Wikipedia “participates in a series of activities whose obligations can violate” under US law on tax -exempt organizations.
Under the law (Section 501 (c) (3) from address 26Tax -exempt organizations should work “exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, or for public, literary or educational safety purposes.” Martin claims that Wikipedia “allows foreign actors to manipulate information and spread propaganda”, including by “rewriting” historical events and through “other matters involved in national security and the interests of the United States.”
Martin asks the Wikimedia Foundation to answer several questions, such as what it does to protect the public from advertising, as well as efforts to exclude “foreign influence agents to make targeted modifications” on topics that would reshape history or rewrite history. It gives the foundation until May 15 to respond.
Wikipedia content is ruled by three essence Content policies: A neutral point of viewand VerificationAnd No original research“There is to ensure the provision of information accurately, fairly and neutral as possible,” Yaqoub Rogers, co -general adviser to the Wikimedia Foundation, said in a statement sent via e -mail. freedom. “The full process of moderate content is supervised by approximately 260,000 volunteers and is open and transparent for everyone, which is why we welcome opportunities to explain how Wikipedia works and will do this in the appropriate forum.”
Martin’s speech reflects a wider direction of targeting Wikipedia. Last year, Elon Musk He told supporters to “Stop donating to Weepedia” Before calling later the site “Extending ancient media propaganda.” In January, Report from Forward.com I found that the Heritage Foundation, the right -wing research center behind the 2025 project, created a presentation with a series of slides directed towards “targeting” Wikipedia editors.
The Wikimedia Foundation has since created tools to protect the identities of the editors, as CEO, Maria Iskander, tells the community that it “sees an increase in threats, both organization and litigation around the world,” As mentioned before 404 media.
