[New post] Almost 400 Wikipedia accounts banned for running paid article ‘shakedowns’

sskarthik posted: "Following an investigation, Wikipedia editors have banned 381 accounts for working on paid articles without disclosure and extorting money from users, according to a post on Wikipedia's administrator board that was first flagged by Fusion. The invest" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on SKarthik.info Almost 400 Wikipedia accounts banned for running paid article ‘shakedowns’ by sskarthik Following an investigation, Wikipedia editors have banned 381 accounts for working on paid articles without disclosure and extorting money from users, according to a post on Wikipedia's administrator board that was first flagged by Fusion. The investigation — called "Orangemoody," after the first account editors discovered — focused on a series of accounts running what sounds like a protection racket. The site's investigation was spurred by the Checkuser team and specifically targeted accounts running between April and August. Read more... sskarthik | September 1, 2015 at 8:50 pm | Categories: Computers and Internet | URL: http://wp.me/p1eKZE-3hWt Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SKarthik.info. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://sskarthik.wordpress.com/2015/09/01/almost-400-wikipedia-accounts-banned-for-running-paid-article-shakedowns/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com