Wikipedia Faced Paid Editing Scandal

A couple of trusted Wikipedia types were noticed editing encyclopedia pages and facilitating front-page placement for money. Media reports say that Jimmy Wales is furious.

 
 A “high-return-earning PR consultant” named Roger Bamkin, who is also a trustee of the Wikimedia Foundation UK, was noticed using Wikipedia’s “Did You Know” feature which is posted on front page and the resources of GLAM WikiProject in order to hawk Gibraltar, which apparently was his customer.

Wikipedia Could Encrypt All British Connections

Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, has recently admitted that the portal may have to encrypt all incoming UK-based connections in case Snooper’s Chart comes into effect.

The law in question was designed to track Internet, text, and e-mail communications within the country. That’s why Jimmy Wales warned that it would have disastrous effects for the UK’s communications. In addition, he pointed that the restrictive regime of the bill pales in comparison to others, like China or Iran. That’s’ why Wikipedia will inevitably have to encrypt the connections if Snooper’s Chart is passed as law. Indeed, if the administration of