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New Delhi. Since purchasing X (which was earlier Twitter), Elon Musk remains in the headlines continuously. Now once again Musk has created a stir in the internet world. This time he is in news for making an offer of Rs 8,539 crore to Wikipedia. Actually, Musk has offered this amount to Wikipedia to change its name. Let us know what is the whole matter.
Tesla CEO and world’s richest person Elon Musk had proposed to change the name of Wikipedia to ‘Wikipedia’ and he has written that the offer is still open. If the name of Wikipedia is changed to ‘Dikipedia’ then he will give 1 billion dollars (about Rs 8,539 crore).
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How did the story begin again?
The story resurfaced when a user named Doge Designer, who frequently interacts with Musk on X, shared a post. In this post, followers were reminded of Musk’s previous proposal. The post read, “Elon Musk once offered Wikipedia $1 billion to change its name to ‘Dikipedia’.” Responding to the post, Musk confirmed that this proposal still stands.
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Musk’s offer to Wikipedia
In the year 2023, Musk openly criticized Wikipedia and its parent company, the Wikimedia Foundation, and raised questions about their fundraising methods. In a post on X, he commented, Have you ever wondered why the Wikimedia Foundation needs so much money? It is certainly not required to operate Wikipedia. You can literally fit a copy of the entire text on your phone! So, what is the money for? The curious mind wants to know…
Following his criticism, Musk made his infamous offer that he would give them a billion dollars if they changed their name to ‘Dikipedia’.
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first published : December 26, 2024, 4:53 PM IST
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