Govt Questions Wikipedia's Intermediary Status

• The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued a notice to Wikipedia, questioning its status as an intermediary due to complaints of bias and inaccuracies.
• As an intermediary, Wikipedia is exempt from liability for user-generated content, but as a publisher, it would be directly liable.
• The notice suggests that a small group exercises editorial control over Wikipedia pages, challenging its intermediary status.
• The Wikimedia Foundation has not confirmed receipt of the notice, and the government has not released the letter publicly.
• This development comes amid ongoing legal proceedings against Wikimedia Foundation by ANI, which has accused Wikipedia of defamation.

Source: Hindustan Times, The Hindu