The popular online source of information is embroiled in legal cases in India over alleged inaccurate and defamatory content provided by it.

New Delhi: The central government has sent a notice to Wikipedia—which endorses itself as a free online encyclopedia—citing several complaints of bias and inaccuracies on its web page. In the notice, the government also reportedly asked why Wikipedia shouldn’t be treated as a publisher instead of an intermediary, according to a PTI report. The notice […]

New Delhi, Nov 5: The Centre has written to Wikipedia noting numerous complaints of bias and inaccuracies in information provided by it, and asked why it

Centre vs Wikipedia news: Centre questions Wikipedia's bias and inaccuracies, considering it as a publisher, not an intermediary, amid legal disputes in India.

The Information and Broadcasting Ministry sent the popular online source of information notice at a a time when it is embroiled in legal cases in India over alleged inaccurate and defamatory content provided by it.

The government pointed out that a select editorial group has control and also questioned why Wikipedia should not be treated as a publisher, a demand OpIndia raised recently. | OpIndia News

While Wikipedia claims that everyone is free to edit, the truth is that there are only a handful of people who have the ultimate say in what content is added and what isn’t. | OpIndia News