Ted Cruz targets Wikipedia with “ideological bias”

The Wikimedia Foundation made a statement when contacting it by ARS Monday.

“We can confirm the receipt of a letter from Senator Ted Cruz,” the statement said. Wikipedia is supported by Strong guarantees And supervision of high -quality volunteers; It is a living encyclopedia always improving. We welcome the opportunity to educate policy makers about important work in Wikipedia, and the Wikimedia Foundation stands alongside its firm commitment to protecting the editors’ exercise of free expression. Through strict policies, editorial standards, user privacy, and transparent operations, nearly 260,000 volunteers have created more than 65 million articles in 300 languages. Wikipedia seeks to inform, not persuasion. “

Cruz presses Wikipedia after criticizing the Federal Communications Committee chair

Cruz sent the message about two weeks later criticism Chairman of the Federal Communications Committee, Brendan Car ABC threat to raise the station’s license On the political content at Jimmy Kimmel’s offer. Cruz said that the government’s use to dictate what the media can say “will end up with bad conservatives” because when Democrats return to power, “they will control us, and they will use this power, and they will use it without mercy.” Cruz said that Car threatens ABC was like “Maviuu is entering into a bar,” a beautiful tape you have here, it would be a shame if something happens. “

However, Cruz, who heads the Senate Trade Committee, does not mind using his authority to pressure the Wikipedia operator. He wrote to the Wikimedia Foundation: “The permanent rules of the Senate are granted the Committee for Trade, Science and Judicial Transport on Communications, including online information platforms.” “As the chairman of the committee, I ask you to provide written responses to the questions below, as well as the required documents, no later than October 17, 2025, and according to the attached instructions.”

We have asked Cruz’s office to explain the reason that the Senator presses Wikipedia is appropriate while the FCC chair is not pressing ABC and will update this article if we get a response.

Among other requests, Cruz’s request “adequate documents to show supervision, supervision or influence, if any, on the Wikimedia Foundation on the Liberation Society” and “adequate documents to show how the Wikimedia Foundation addresses political or ideological bias.”

Cruz launched investigations into the Biden administration separately from the alleged oversight. A released a report It is claimed that “revealing how to convert the Biden administration to the CISA and the CIA to an oversight agent that presses the large technology to the police speech,” and It is scheduled to hear a hearing On Wednesday, entitled, “Close your application: How Uncle Sam Jobon made a large technology in the Americans.”

Cruz’s message to Wikimedia is looking for evidence that can determine his continuous investigations into the Biden administration. “Providing any documents and communications – including emails, texts, or other digital messages – between any employee, employee or agent of the Wikimedia Foundation and any employee or agent of the federal government since January 1, 2020.”

This story was originally appeared on Art Technica.