Wiki-PR Wikipedia editing scandal
Consulting firm that commercially edited Wikipedia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wiki-PR was a consulting firm that marketed the ability to edit Wikipedia by "directly edit[ing] your page using our network of established Wikipedia editors and admins".[4]
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Company type | Consulting firm |
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Industry | Public relations, Consulting |
Founded | 2010[1] |
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Headquarters | , United States |
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Website | wiki-pr.com (archived) |
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It received media attention in 2013 after a sockpuppet investigation resulted in more than 250 Wikipedia user accounts being blocked or banned.[5] The Wikimedia Foundation changed its terms of use in the wake of the investigation, requiring anyone paid to edit Wikipedia to openly disclose their affiliations.[6][7] Despite the ban, Status Labs, a firm started in 2012 by Wiki-PR founders Fisher and French, continued to edit clients' Wikipedia articles according to former employees.[8] Wiki-PR has been inactive since 2013.[9]