U.S. Dept. of Justice IP Address Blocked After 'Vandalism' Edits to Wi kipedia

["Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Via Wikinews.

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Wikinews has learned that a United States Department of Justice (DOJ) IP
Address has been blocked on Wikipedia after making edits to an article
which were considered "vandalism". In two separate instances, the IP
address from the DOJ removed information from the Wikipedia article about
the organization Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America
(CAMERA), regarding an attempt by the organization to secretly gain
influence on the site. The IP address has been confirmed by Wikinews to be
registered and used by the DOJ located in Washington, D.C.

On April 21, Electronic Intifada published a report based on leaked emails
written between CAMERA and Wikipedia contributors who are allegedly
planning to gain influence on the online encyclopedia. Information about
CAMERA's campaign to influence Wikipedia was first added to the site's
article about the organization on April 21 by user 'Bangpound', who cited
the Electronic Intifada article.

According to the edit history on the Wikipedia article CAMERA, the entire
subsection relating to this controversy was removed by the IP address
149.101.1.130, which is hosted by 'wdcsun30.usdoj.gov' and is used by the
DOJ. The IP address removed information regarding CAMERA's plan to
"cooperate with prominent Wikipedia editors to promote a Zionist viewpoint
and oppose pro-Arab viewpoints on Wikipedia" at least two separate times,
on April 24 and April 25.

The IP address belonging to the DOJ also made edits identified as vandalism
to the Wikipedia articles Tracy Jordan, Roger Ebert, and James E. Akins.
After several warnings on the IP address's "talk page", the IP address was
blocked for four days for "repeated vandalism." Several hours prior to the
DOJ edits, an IP address also from Washington D.C., 71.178.102.65, removed
the same information. Wikinews can confirm the IP address is located in
Washington D.C. and belongs to Verizon.

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More:
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/US_Dept_of_Justice_IP_address_blocked_after_%27
vandalism%27_edits_to_Wikipedia

- - ferg

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