Monday, 21 October 2013

UK Wikipedia probe into paid-for 'sockpuppet' entries



UK Wikipedia editors have expressed "shock and dismay" at the discovery of hundreds of user accounts set up to make paid-for entries. Paid-for advocacy and the adoption of fake "sockpuppet" identities for promotional purposes are against the free web encyclopaedia's policies. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24613608#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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