Elon Musk says he'll give Wikipedia $1B to change name to 'D--kipedia'

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Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, said he would fork over $1 billion of his fortune to Wikipedia if the donation-based online encyclopedia changed its name to “D–kipedia.”

“Have you ever wondered why the Wikimedia Foundation wants so much money?” said Musk, whose net worth is around $204 billion, per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. “Wikipedia is losing its objectivity.” Musk’s commentary accompanied a Community Note that said through Wikipedia — which relies on its informational landing pages to be written and maintained by a community of volunteers — the Wikimedia Foundation handles over 25 billion page views and 44 million page edits per month.Elon Musk shared this post in response to an earlier tweet where he criticized the nonprofit behind Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, for wanting so much money.

 

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