That's the thing though. Due to Wikipedia's popularity, I'm sure that the average visitor doesn't stop and think about whether or not the content in a Wikipedia article is true. Not everyone in this world has the background information or experience that you and I do to know to take Wikipedia articles with a grain of salt, or the attention span to see all the little "citation needed" blurbs and the various warnings about the possible truthfulness of an article.
I think even more alarming is the fact that Zango didn't get laughed out of the courtroom, and that this case made it all the way to the 9th circuit court of appeals.
Back when they were 180Solutions, they were one of the most notorious adware companies around.
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That's the thing though. Due to Wikipedia's popularity, I'm sure that the average visitor doesn't stop and think about whether or not the content in a Wikipedia article is true. Not everyone in this world has the background information or experience that you and I do to know to take Wikipedia articles with a grain of salt, or the attention span to see all the little "citation needed" blurbs and the various warnings about the possible truthfulness of an article.
I think even more alarming is the fact that Zango didn't get laughed out of the courtroom, and that this case made it all the way to the 9th circuit court of appeals. Back when they were 180Solutions, they were one of the most notorious adware companies around.
I don't know, how about those guys behind South Park? Oh, wait....