Government writes to Wikipedia over complaints about bias | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Center has written to Wikipedia, raising numerous complaints of bias and inaccuracies in the information it provides, questioning why it should not be treated as a publisher rather than an intermediary.
The communication from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting stated that there is a view that a small group exercises editorial control over the pages. By being treated as an intermediary, Wikipedia is currently protected from action regarding the third-party content hosted on the platform. If it is treated as a publisher, it will be exposed to defamation, FIRs and other legal action regarding inaccurate content.
Wikipedia advertises as a free online encyclopedia
Wikipedia advertises itself as a free online encyclopedia where volunteers can create or edit pages about personalities, issues, or various topics. The popular online information source is embroiled in lawsuits in India over alleged inaccurate and defamatory content provided by it.
Wikipedia, founded by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger on January 15, 2001, has been hosted by the Wikimedia Foundationan American non-profit organization funded primarily by reader donations.
Recently, in a case filed by news agency Asian News International or ANI, Delhi HC demanded information from Wikipedia about users who had made changes to an article about the company. The court said: “If you don’t like India, please don’t work in India… We will ask the government to block Wikipedia in India.”