Techrights

Microsoft-Sponsored Wikipedia Spam About "AI", Added by Microsoft Operatives

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 11, 2025

We've long condemned Wikipedia for allowing Microsoft operatives to vandalise it without any real consequences or repercussions. It carries on and on while Wikipedia takes bribes from both Microsoft and from Bill Epsteingate [1, 2, 3]. Wikipedia's articles that related to Microsoft are basically written and edited by Microsoft operatives. It's not a new problem. We've spoken about this for nearly 20 years. We've shown evidence, even in recent years. It's not just MElon and the right wing condemning Wikipedia; criticism of Wikipedia predates that focus shift and is independent from it.

Today I saw this:

Go ahead and guess who's writing this page. Microsoft OSI. We covered something related to this a few months ago.

When it comes to Wikipedia, follow the money (sponsors). When it comes to people who edit or "gatekeep" Wikipedia, also follow the money. They get paid to control "narratives". █