Wikipedia at Elon Musk's crosshairs, slams its $50 million DEI budget, calls it 'Wokepedia'
Wikipedia which he derogatorily referred to as ‘Wokepedia’ due to its significant budget allocation for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, reported New York Post.
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According to New York Post, the comments of Tesla CEO Elon Musk eventually came after the Wikimedia Foundation announced that nearly 30% of its $177 million budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year would be directed towards DEI efforts which will be amounting to over $50 million. This certain move has actually drawn heavy criticism from the conservatives who argue that such initiatives promote reverse discrimination.
The remarks of SpaceX CEO were in response to a post by the right leaning commentator ‘Libs of TikTok’ which highlighted the budget breakdown, asserted New York Post. He also expressed his belief that Wikipedia is actually biased and is being controlled by left leaning activists while asserting that the organization needs to restore balance in its editorial practices.
The Wikimedia Foundation has faced accusations of political bias in its content with studies suggesting a tendency to portray right leaning figures negatively compared to their left leaning counterparts, noted New York Post.
The controversy surrounding Wikipedia reflects broader tensions over DEI policies in the corporate US where several companies have recently
