Indian Government Challenges Wikipedia's Legal Status Amid Bias Concerns

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting questions Wikipedia's intermediary status, citing editorial control and inaccuracies.

The Indian government has issued a notice to Wikipedia questioning its status as an intermediary rather than a publisher.
Concerns include allegations of bias, inaccuracies, and concentrated editorial control on the platform.
This notice coincides with a defamation case in the Delhi High Court involving Wikipedia and news agency ANI.
The court criticized Wikipedia's open editing system, describing it as potentially dangerous for spreading harmful information.
Wikipedia maintains it operates as a volunteer-based platform with no editorial control, adhering to legal guidelines.