Delhi High Court flags Wikipedia model as "dangerous"

Delhi High Court flags Wikipedia model as “dangerous”: The Delhi High Court has flagged the Wikipedia model as “dangerous” due to its open-edit nature, which allows anyone to edit pages. Justice Subramonium Prasad made this remark during the hearing of Asian News International (ANI)'s defamation suit against Wikipedia. ANI alleged that Wikipedia allowed defamatory edits on its page, referring to ANI as a “propaganda tool” for the government. Wikipedia’s counsel argued that users must comply with the law while creating or updating pages, and all information must be cross-referenced. The Court expressed concern over the potential for abuse and misinformation, questioning the credibility of a platform where anyone can edit content. ANI is pressing for the takedown of the defamatory page, while Wikipedia maintains that it operates differently from social media and functions as an encyclopedia with cross-referenced information.