[Arno Rosenfeld at the Forward]

The Heritage Foundation is out to "identify and target" Wikipedia editors, using antisemitism as a cover:

"Employees of Heritage, the conservative think tank that produced the Project 2025 policy blueprint for the second Trump administration, said they plan to use facial recognition software and a database of hacked usernames and passwords in order to identify contributors to the online encyclopedia, who mostly work under pseudonyms. It’s not clear exactly what kind of antisemitism the Wikipedia effort, which has not been previously reported, is intended to address. But in recent months some Jewish groups have complained about a series of changes on the website relating to Israel, the war in Gaza and its repercussions."

Given that Wikipedia has also been under attack from Elon Musk and other right-wing figures, multiple groups should archive multiple snapshots of its content before major changes are made (or worse) to the encyclopedia. Wikipedia currently provides a full history of edits as part of its core software, but there are no guarantees about what might be required by the administration in the future.

I'd also strongly consider donating to support it to help it weather any future assaults on truth.

#Democracy

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