Wikipedia khud ko duniya ka neutral encyclopedia kehta hai. Lekin Indian politics ka koi bhi page padhiye, aisa lagta hai jaise kisi ek side ka opinion column ho.
Ye raha saboot:
1. Co-founder ne khud kaha “biased”
Larry Sanger ne 2001 mein Wikipedia shuru karne mein madad ki thi. 2020 mein unhone essay likha: “Wikipedia Is Badly Biased.” Jab ghar banane wala hi kahe ki neev tedhi hai, to sunna chahiye.
2. Study mein left jhukav mila
June 2024 mein researcher David Rozado ne Manhattan Institute ke liye ek study ki. Unhone English Wikipedia ke lakhon paragraph check kiye. Result: right-wing leaders aur media ke baare mein zyada negative bhasha use hoti hai, aur left-wing walon ke baare mein zyada positive. Ye pattern US presidents, judges, senators aur Western prime ministers sab mein mila.
3. Right-wing sources pe ban
Wikipedia sirf un sources ko maanta hai jinhe uske editors “reliable” kehte hain. OpIndia, Swarajya aur TFIPost jaise Indian right-leaning websites Wikipedia ki blacklist pe hain, yani unka link tak nahi diya ja sakta. America ka sabse bada conservative channel Fox News bhi June 2024 mein politics ke liye “generally unreliable” declare kar diya gaya. Jab ek side ka media bahar ho, to bache hue “facts” doosri side jhukenge hi.
4. ANI ko “propaganda tool” bataya
News agency ANI ke Wikipedia page pe use sarkar ka “propaganda tool” likha gaya. ANI ne isse defamation bataya aur Delhi High Court mein Rs 2 crore ka case kiya. September 2024 mein court ne Wikipedia ko contempt notice diya aur kaha: “If you don’t like India, please don’t work in India.”
5. Sarkar ne bhi notice bheja
November 2024 mein I&B Ministry ne bias aur galat jaankari ki shikayaton pe Wikipedia ko notice bheja. Ministry ne kaha ki ek “small group” pages pe control rakh sakta hai. Asli problem yahi hai: crore log padhte hain, par kuch anonymous editors tay karte hain ki kya likha jaayega.
6. Ye jhukav AI tak pahunch raha hai
Wikipedia Google mein sabse upar aata hai aur AI chatbots isi se seekhte hain. Rozado ki study mein bhi ishaara mila ki Wikipedia ka jhukav AI models mein jaa sakta hai. Yani ek page ka bias har jagah phail sakta hai.
Wikipedia ka jawaab, aur uski kamzori
Wikipedia ke supporters kehte hain ki woh sirf mainstream sources ko follow karta hai. Lekin agar mainstream media ek taraf jhuka ho aur doosri taraf ke sources ban hon, to ye neutrality nahi hai. Ye footnote laga hua bias hai.
Isliye Rockying jaise platform zaroori hain
Rockying pe writer apne naam se likhta hai, facts aur sources deta hai, aur khule mein apni baat rakhta hai. Koi anonymous group chupke se ek side ki baat delete nahi kar sakta. Reader khud facts check kare aur khud faisla kare.
Wikipedia padhiye, par sirf Wikipedia pe bharosa mat kijiye. Doosri side bhi suniye.
Sources:
- https://manhattan.institute/article/is-wikipedia-politically-biased
- Outlook' target='_blank'>https://www.outlookbusiness.com/news/government-issues-notice-to-wikipedia-over-bias-and-inaccuracy-complaints">Outlook Business: Government issues notice to Wikipedia over bias
- https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Deprecated_sources
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