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Elon Musk Criticizes Wikipedia Over Calling His Suspension of Journalists’ Accounts a ‘Massacre’

“A two day suspension of maybe 7 accounts for doxxing got an actual Wikipedia page!? Wikipedia is controlled by the MSM [mainstream media] journalists,” Musk wrote on Twitter on Dec. 17. “Can’t trust that site anymore.”

In a separate tweet on the same subject on Saturday, Musk wrote, “Wikipedia is overly controlled by mainstream media,” while tagging Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales.

Musk suspended the accounts of several journalists on Dec. 15 for allegedly doxxing his location in real-time, saying their actions put his safety and that of his family at risk. However on Dec. 17, after an online poll where the majority favored the accounts be restored immediately, the new Twitter chief reinstated them, saying that “the people have spoken.”

The Wikipedia article’s heading has since been changed. Originally, it was titled “Thursday Night Massacre (Twitter),” but now it reads “December 15, 2022 Twitter suspensions.”

At the time of writing, the phrase “Thursday Night Massacre” appears in bold in the lead paragraph of the article.

Musk Launches Poll Asking If He Should Step Down From Twitter

Elon Musk launched a poll on Sunday asking: “Should I step down as head of Twitter?

He added, “I will abide by the results of this poll.”
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The poll comes amid criticism that Musk is facing over his decision to suspend the accounts of several journalists over a controversy on publishing public data about the billionaire’s plane.

The journalists impacted included individuals from The New York Times, CNN and the Washington Post. Their accounts were reinstated after the backlash and another poll by Musk.
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“Twitter has a responsibility to respect human rights: @elonmusk should commit to making decision based on publicly-available policies that respect rights, including free speech. Nothing less,” Volker Turk, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, wrote.

Donie O’Sullivan, a CNN reporter who had been among the journalists who were suspended and then reinstated, said he still could not tweet because the platform was demanding his removal of one of his posts. He said he would appeal.