Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter on Sunday, urging his followers to “throw him on Wikipedia”.
What happened
“History has been written by the victors … except on Wikipedia haha,” the main board stated Twitter – invite his followers to edit the article on the free encyclopedia that describes him.
Please delete me on Wikipedia, I beg you
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 16, 2020
Several Twitter users responded to Musk’s tweets with screenshots of edited versions of the Wikipedia entry related to him. All their authenticity could not be independently verified at press time.
🤣🤣
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 16, 2020
Why it matters
Wikipedia moderators were quick to respond, warning each other about the prospect of incoming vandalism. ‘
Musk’s page was later given the tag “Extended Protection” to protect it from unscrupulous practices. “Changed protection level for ‘Elon Musk’: High visibility after tweet by topic,” commented a moderator.
This is not the first time that the co-founder of Tesla has taken an apparent stance against Wikipedia.
“Just looked at my wiki [the first] time in years. It’s stupid !, “he tweeted December last year. “Btw, can someone please ‘delete investor’. I invest in principle zero.”
Price action
Tesla shares traded 0.8% higher at $ 1,664 in the pre-market session Monday.
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