Bitcoin articles that you use to research and find basic information in your favorite sports may include propaganda. At least, according to Ed Martin, acting Attorney, District Colombia.
Last week, a letter from Martin was sent to the Vikimidia Foundation, which monitors Wikipedia, Achieved by Free Press. The letter blames allegations against Wikipedia, in which Martin claims that the Wikimedia Foundation “is allowing foreign actors to manipulate information and spread propaganda to the American people.”
This letter effectively serves as a warning to the Vikimedia Foundation that Martin is taking the purpose of the status of its section 501 (C) (3), which means that it is threatening to try to declare a Wikimia Foundation as a non -profit charitable organization.
Martin’s letter is very latest in similar attacks against individuals, organizations, and publications that voice the voice or view of the Martin and the Trump administration.
Martin had recently threatened on similar letters Democratic legislatorFor, for, for, for,. A scientific journal for chest doctorsAnd apparently too Anyone who criticizes the government’s performance (Who, clearly, is not a legitimate department of the US government, They can only be established or dissolved by CongressNot Executive Order).
As if Free Press Identify, it is unusual for a lawyer to launch an organization’s tax exemption investigation because it falls under the IRS domain, which is itself. Harvard’s tax exemption threatens to revoke On campus refuses to comply with its curriculum and federal demands to handle Palestinian protesters.
Organizations have to do Meet strict standards To gain the status of Section 501 (C) (3), a rule in which no organization “can try to influence the legislation as a part of its activities and cannot participate in any election campaign for political candidates or against it.” The IRS requirements also restrict how many political and lobbying activity can be participated in Section 501 (C) (3) organization.
Vikimidia Foundation There is no political organization. It has described itself as “a non -profit charitable organization that is dedicated to the development, development and distribution of free, multi -linguistic content, and the full content of these wiki -based projects is to provide the public without compensation.”
Bitcoin pages are confirmed and monitored by 260,000 volunteers from around the world who edit Wikipedia -based content. Basic material policies. While Bitcoin editors don’t always catch incorrect information, Multiple studies It has been shown that Wikipedia pages are far more accurate than they are often given credit.
Of course, Wikipedia has been one The battlefield for political clashes Over the years, with the editors of different theories on public data and the offer of historical events, but the Vikimedia Foundation itself is not naturally political. If there was a real concern about the Vikimedia Foundation, which violated the requirements of Section 501 (C) (3), this investigation should be handled by the IRS, not Ed Martin.
Threats of Wikipedia on the alleged actions of individual editors are also echoing the debate on whether social media companies are legally responsible for what people post on their platform. 47 US Code Section 230 “Bitter” has been creditedTwenty -six words made internet“To protect the platform owners – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram from what is called on their website:
“Any information provided by any other computer service provider or user with any other information content will not be considered a publisher or speaker.” Talking about the moderation of the online encyclopedia, the Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation have a similar argument to defend.
Such situations should be seriously related to your political point of view, regardless of your political point of view or how your gaming community meets the corner of your gaming community. It has been difficult to agree on what is “truth” for everyone in our fractured and polarized media landscape, which is disturbing in ourselves, but we should all agree that access to information and the freedom to share it should not depend on one’s political ideas.
