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==United Kingdom Parliament==

==United Kingdom Parliament==

In March 2012, a British non-profit journalism organization called the [[Bureau of Investigative Journalism]] uncovered that members of the UK Parliament or their staff had made almost 10,000 edits to Wikipedia, and that almost one in six members of Parliament had had their Wikipedia article edited from IP addresses tracing back to Parliament.<ref>{{cite news|author=Wikipedia |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/wikipedia/9132758/MPs-Wikipedia-pages-changed-from-inside-Parliament.html |title=MPs Wikipedia pages 'changed from inside Parliament' |publisher=Telegraph |date=March 9, 2012|accessdate=August 30, 2012}}</ref>  Many of the edits removed unflattering details from during the controversy over parliamentary expense accounts.<ref name=bureauuk>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2012/03/09/wikipedia-bob-crow-the-lord-of-the-rings-and-notable-djs/ |title=Wikipedia: ‘Bob Crow, The Lord of the Rings and Notable DJs’: TBIJ |publisher=Thebureauinvestigates.com |accessdate=August 30, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Eddie Wrenn |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2112616/MPs-staff-make-10-000-changes-Wikipedia-pages-bid-hide-embarrassing-information.html |title=MPs and their staff make 10,000 changes to Wikipedia pages in bid to hide embarrassing information &#124; Mail Online |publisher=Dailymail.co.uk |date=March 9, 2012 |accessdate=August 30, 2012}}</ref>

In March 2012, a British non-profit journalism organization called the [[Bureau of Investigative Journalism]] uncovered that members of the UK Parliament or their staff had made almost 10,000 edits to Wikipedia, and that almost one in six members of Parliament had had their Wikipedia article edited from IP addresses tracing back to Parliament.<ref>{{cite news|author=Wikipedia |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/wikipedia/9132758/MPs-Wikipedia-pages-changed-from-inside-Parliament.html |title=MPs Wikipedia pages 'changed from inside Parliament' |publisher=Telegraph |date=March 9, 2012|accessdate=August 30, 2012}}</ref>  Many of the edits removed unflattering details from during the controversy over parliamentary expense accounts.<ref name=bureauuk>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2012/03/09/wikipedia-bob-crow-the-lord-of-the-rings-and-notable-djs/ |title=Wikipedia: ‘Bob Crow, The Lord of the Rings and Notable DJs’: TBIJ |publisher=Thebureauinvestigates.com |accessdate=August 30, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Eddie Wrenn |url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2112616/MPs-staff-make-10-000-changes-Wikipedia-pages-bid-hide-embarrassing-information.html |title=MPs and their staff make 10,000 changes to Wikipedia pages in bid to hide embarrassing information &#124; Mail Online |publisher=Dailymail.co.uk |date=March 9, 2012 |accessdate=August 30, 2012}}</ref>

==Gibraltar==

==Gibraltar==

==Beutler Ink==

==Beutler Ink==

William Beutler has assembled a staff of Wikipedia editors-for-hire.  He claims to edit in a manner consistent with Wikipedia policy and has been an outspoken leader in defining "ethical" paid Wikipedia editing.  He made favorable edits to C-SPAN related articles and at the same time received much beneficial publicity from an in-depth televised interview with Brian Lamb on C-SPAN.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.c-span.org/video/?303147-1/qa-william-beutler|title=Q&A with William Beutler|work=C-SPAN|date=December 13, 2011|accessdate=March 23, 2014}}</ref>  He had previously been interviewed on C-SPAN as a blogger with credentials to cover the 2008 Democratic Convention.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.c-span.org/video/?280565-101/2008-democratic-convention-day-4-preview|title=2008 Democratic Convention, Day 4 Preview|work=C-SPAN|date=August 28, 2008|accessdate=March 23, 2016}}</ref>

William Beutler has assembled a staff of Wikipedia editors-for-hire.  He claims to edit in a manner consistent with Wikipedia policy and has been an outspoken leader in defining "ethical" paid Wikipedia editing.  He made favorable edits to C-SPAN related articles and at the same time received much beneficial publicity from an in-depth televised interview with Brian Lamb on C-SPAN.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?303147-1/qa-william-beutler|title=Q&A with William Beutler|work=C-SPAN|date=December 13, 2011|accessdate=March 23, 2014}}</ref>  He had previously been interviewed on C-SPAN as a blogger with credentials to cover the 2008 Democratic Convention.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?280565-101/2008-democratic-convention-day-4-preview|title=2008 Democratic Convention, Day 4 Preview|work=C-SPAN|date=August 28, 2008|accessdate=March 23, 2016}}</ref>

Beutler Ink was hired to sanitize the biography of Aubrey McClendon, a billionaire who was fired as CEO of Chesapeake Energy for self-dealing and later indicted for criminal anti-trust violations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wikipediocracy.com/2016/03/07/billionaire-aubrey-mcclendons-paid-wikipedia-articles/|title=Billionaire Aubrey McClendon’s Paid Wikipedia Articles|date=March 7, 2016|accessdate=March 23, 2016}}</ref>

Beutler Ink was hired to sanitize the biography of Aubrey McClendon, a billionaire who was fired as CEO of Chesapeake Energy for self-dealing and later indicted for criminal anti-trust violations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wikipediocracy.com/2016/03/07/billionaire-aubrey-mcclendons-paid-wikipedia-articles/|title=Billionaire Aubrey McClendon’s Paid Wikipedia Articles|date=March 7, 2016|accessdate=March 23, 2016}}</ref>