Users booted from Wikipedia over ‘sock puppetry’ accusations
Users booted from Wikipedia over ‘sock puppetry’ accusations
This week, some 250 Wikipedia user accounts got blocked. The reason? Because the users were accused of sock puppetry. Professor Andrew Lih of American University explains to Marketplace Tech host Ben Johnson what that means.
There’s a lot happening in the world. Through it all, Marketplace is here for you.
You rely on Marketplace to break down the world’s events and tell you how it affects you in a fact-based, approachable way. We rely on your financial support to keep making that possible.
Your donation today powers the independent journalism that you rely on. For just $5/month, you can help sustain Marketplace so we can keep reporting on the things that matter to you.
