US Dept of Justice IP address blocked after 'vandalism' edits to Wikipedia

[DogPoundPup]

Source: Mister-Info.com

Wikinews has learned that a United States Department of Justice (DOJ) IP Address has been blocked on Wikipedia after making edits to an article which were considered "vandalism". In two separate instances, the IP address from the DOJ removed information from the Wikipedia article about the organization Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA), regarding an attempt by the organization to secretly gain influence on the site. The IP address has been confirmed by Wikinews to be registered and used by the DOJ located in Washington, D.C.

On April 21, Electronic Intifada published a report based on leaked emails written between CAMERA and Wikipedia contributors who are allegedly planning to gain influence on the online encyclopedia. Information about CAMERA's campaign to influence Wikipedia was first added to the site's article about the organization on April 21 by user 'Bangpound', who cited the Electronic Intifada article.

According to the edit history on the Wikipedia article CAMERA, the entire subsection relating to this controversy was removed by the IP address 149.101.1.130, which is hosted by 'wdcsun30.usdoj.gov' and is used by the DOJ. The IP address removed information regarding CAMERA's plan to "cooperate with prominent Wikipedia editors to promote a Zionist viewpoint and oppose pro-Arab viewpoints on Wikipedia" at least two separate times, on April 24 and April 25.

The IP address belonging to the DOJ also made edits identified as vandalism to the Wikipedia articles Tracy Jordan, Roger Ebert, and James E. Akins. After several warnings on the IP address's "talk page", the IP address was blocked for four days for "repeated vandalism." Several hours prior to the DOJ edits, an IP address also from Washington D.C., 71.178.102.65, removed the same information. Wikinews can confirm the IP address is located in Washington D.C. and belongs to Verizon.

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[ck4829]

1. K&R

[annabanana]

2. k&r. . . . . . .. n/t

[Poll_Blind]

3. K&R. n/t

PB

[ToughLuck]

4. Nothing shocks me anymore!

[peacetalksforall]

5. If true, it disgusts me.

[L0oniX]

6. Bush ...still fixing the facts. No surprise there.

:grr:

[NoodleyAppendage]

7. Roger Ebert? What problem could the DOJ have with Roger Ebert? WTF? n/t

J

[Divine Discontent]

10. Always thought of him as a secret agent, pretending to sit & watch movies & hiding a big secret EOM

[Divine Discontent]

8. sigh...

they're so DUMB.

[bluesmail]

9. Bush Administration and Verizon

they're not even trying to hide the relationship. They know they're untouchable here and now. :scared:

[Supersedeas]

17. hard to hide something so clearly entangled -- American's are beginning to see the

true nature of the Oligarchial arrangements

[queerart]

11. It's More Likely........

That someone is "spoofing the ip" of the DOJ........


Zealots with an agenda will use any means (legal, or not... lying... anything they can) to push their own views.....


IP spoofing is very normal here on DU........


They like to use the ip's of Banks here on DU....


It's a dirty little secret that religious zealots love to employ (ip spoofing) to skulk around... and so no one will know who they are.....


If one looks on eBay.. the software to spoof your ip is under 10 bucks......


http://www.squidoo.com/howtohideipaddress

[Occulus]

12. Given the intense, coordinated, and continuing propaganda efforts made by the * admin,

in what way is what you described "far more likely"?

Is not the entire * admin composed of "zealots with an agenda"?

[CJCRANE]

13. How do you know

"they" like to use the IPs of banks here on DU?

:shrug:

That sounds like inside information to me.

[hvn_nbr_2]

16. Yeah, that kind of jumped out at me too

Skinner, Elad, et al probably know but I seriously doubt that they tell others. There could be other ways to know what "they" do though...

[Supersedeas]

14. Muck Muck Mukasey putting tax $$$ to partisan use....again??

[Quantess]

15. Outrageous!

Seriously, WTF is someone from the DOJ doing on wikipedia?