Wikipedia's New Rules: Editors Must Disclose If They Are Paid
 

Wikipedia's New Rules: Editors Must Disclose If They Are Paid
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Wikipedia has changed its terms of service in a move that **w requires editors to disclose whether or **t they are getting paid — a change meant to prevent contributions from **n-objective sources.

The new terms of service requires that any editor specifically paid to write or edit a Wikipedia entry disclose his affiliation on his edit summary and user page. Volunteer editors, or people who might make "good faith" edits as part of their jobs, are **t affected

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"We believe that undisclosed paid advocacy editing is a black hat practice that can threaten the trust of Wikimedia’s volunteers and readers." wrote Geoff Brigham, general counsel for Wikimedia, in a blog post outlining the changes. "We have serious concerns about the way that such editing affects the neutrality and reliability of Wikipedia." Read more...

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