Scoop: Heritage Foundation plans to ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors
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The conservative think tank told prospective donors that the project was part of its work to combat antisemitism.

Summary

The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, plans to use facial recognition and hacked data to identify Wikipedia editors it alleges are promoting antisemitism, according to leaked documents.

The group’s proposed tactics include fake accounts and tracking links, raising privacy concerns among Wikipedia contributors.

This effort, part of Heritage’s Project Esther, follows controversies over Wikipedia’s handling of Israel-related topics, such as labeling the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) “unreliable.”

Critics warn this campaign to target editors could violate Wikipedia’s rules and escalate tensions over bias accusations.

  • solomon42069@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Anyone who still believes that these institutions are sufficient for maintaining a stable liberal democracy is just delusional, at this point.

    Twenty years ago, I remember asking my high school teacher about how the legal system here in Australia works cause we don’t have a bill of rights. I was told the “traditions of Parliament” would protect free speech and human rights even though it’s not written down anywhere…

    Fast forward twenty years and Australia’s government is fully in the pocket of monopolistic corporations and a handful of elite families who own the top banking industries - mining, gambling, etc.