Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia : enoughmuskspam

[–] Brodysseus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 44 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Fourth most visited site in the world.. he wants to install ads on it and own it.

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago

(and control what it says)

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 2 days ago

He's being filed by a constant stream of validation from musk simps, yes men, now the next POTUS, so he thinks he's unstoppable.

[–] cheeseburger@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I donate $20 every year, but I also donate again whenever this goof makes headlines going after Wikipedia. Feels good. Fuck you, cunt.

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[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 43 points 2 days ago

Well, I hate to admit it, but I've never donated to Wikipedia.

But this just made me set up a recurring donation. Streisand effect sorta, I guess.

Fuck Elon Musk.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 62 points 2 days ago

Crowdsourced information does put a bit of a damper on the whole “history written by the victors” thing.

[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 61 points 2 days ago

Elon takes aim and the media are right there to make his job easier. Thank goodness there's reporting on everything he wants.

[–] b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 day ago

This parasite is doing his best to lead humanity further down the path of annihilation. He needs to go.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 45 points 2 days ago

Guy who owns biased platform claims other platform that has negative views on him is biased. Someone tell Elon that if he donates enough he can have controlling shares of Wiki. He can't, but he doesn't have to know that.

[–] Thrillhouse@lemmy.world 40 points 2 days ago

Ah yes, any platform that may contradict his obvious attempt to dominate America through propaganda must be removed.

[–] JiveTurkey@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago

Made a donation just to spite him. Fuck you Elon.

[–] Boozilla@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 day ago

Just like he's increasing Secular Talk viewership he's also increasing Wikipedia donations.

I hope lots of folks also download copies of Wikipedia, just in case. Elon is a sore loser type with too much money and free time.

[+] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

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[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 0 points 22 hours ago

Was going to donate to wikipedia a while ago but didn't because they didn't have any fees. Hosting doesn't cost that much for them and their current fund will have them set for a long time. Because of this, I might have to donate.

[–] the_wise_wolf@feddit.org 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

~~The reaction to this completely neutral article says it all. Right-wing snowflakes gonna ❄️.~~

Edit: Or not... see @ChairmanMeow's response.

[–] the_wise_wolf@feddit.org 28 points 2 days ago

Btw.

In January 2024, David Rozado, an associate professor in computational science at New Zealand's Otago Polytechnic, published a study that found: "Wikipedia was more likely to portray right-leaning figures negatively than their left-leaning counterparts."

The real question is not whether Wikipedia is biased, but whether it's fair. In politics not everybody is equally right. And there are some real shit heads on the right. In other words Elon Musk is not entitled to a positive Wikipedia page.

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 23 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

I think this is just a case of unclear UI. This is the default stance of the meter, before you've entered a vote. After you vote it shows the most common answer underneath the meter.

I voted just now, and the most common vote was "fair/center".

Note how the needle is also off the meter, instead of pointing at one of the segments.

[–] pupbiru@aussie.zone 4 points 1 day ago

wow that is truly awful UI you’re right

[–] the_wise_wolf@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago

Thanks for your reply. That's a really bad design.

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[–] argh_another_username@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 days ago

Oh, that reminds me I have to renew my donation.

[+] AlDente@sh.itjust.works -6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (15 children)

I donated to Wikipedia once before, but never again. Their endowment has grown to a level where they should be completely self-sustained. However, spending is out of control.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Guy_Macon/Wikipedia_has_Cancer

Edit: I'm glad Wikipedia exists, but to say they are hurting for more cash is completely false. Even according to their own financial disclosures, web hosting expenses have stabilized under $4-million a year (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation). As contributions continue to grow, it is spent on higher salaries for executives. The CEO made $789k in 2021, all while content is created by volunteers.

Edit, edit: a relevant chart straight from the Wikimedia Foundation Wiki page is below. Internet hosting is one of the smallest expense buckets and has been relatively flat year-over-year. Alternatively, salaries and wages are on an unsustainable upward trajectory. This chart is even a few years old and salaries have almost doubled in the last three years to over $101-million in 2023, all while hosting expenses have remained flat.

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[–] anonymous111@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Does anyone know what the equality money is spent on?

Is it things censorship bypassing or something else?

[–] LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

ugh

Enough Musk Spam