Technology | 2015.09.15
Wikipedia sting snares hundreds of accounts used for paid editing - Washington Post
| The Guardian | Wikipedia sting snares hundreds of accounts used for paid editing Washington Post Now, Wikimedia has targeted sock puppets in an Internet sting of sorts, deleting 381 English Wikipedia user accounts for what it called “black hat editing ”: “the practice of accepting or charging money to promote external interests on Wikipedia without ... Wikipedia blocks editor accounts linked to extortion scam Wikipedia blocks hundreds of linked accounts for suspect editing Wikipedia Blocks 381 Accounts for Paid Editing |
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