The Wikipedia War Over Kamala Harris’s Race
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/08/the-wikipedia-war-over-kamala-harris-race/615250
An editing battle over Kamala Harris’s race is a sign of what’s to come. At 4:14 p.m. Delaware time Tuesday, Joe Biden’s campaign sent out a mass text message announcing the presumptive Democratic nominee’s choice for vice president : Senator Kamala Harris of California. Four minutes later, a user named Zvikorn updated Harris’s Wikipedia page to reflect the news, with the edit note : “(its official now !!!)” Zvikorn, whose bio on the site describes an Israeli teen into sports history, has made (...)
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