Wikipedia investigates PR firm Bell Pottinger’s edits

Wikipedia has suspended at least 10 accounts linked to the public relations firm Bell Pottinger as it investigates allegations of content manipulation.

The online encyclopaedia’s founder Jimmy Wales told the BBC the lobbyists had “embarrassed their clients”.

He said a team of volunteers was looking at possible breaches of conflict of interest guidelines.

Bell Pottinger admitted to editing entries, but said it had “never done anything illegal”.

Mr Wales said he was “highly critical of their ethics”.

via BBC News – Wikipedia investigates PR firm Bell Pottinger’s edits.

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