A word of warning to content marketers out there: if you make a contribution to Wikipedia on behalf of a client or employer, a new amendment to Wikipedia’s terms of service now states that information must be disclosed. Wikipedia’s community editors strive to keep the content free of bias, and they believe that editing-for-pay can be a source of such bias, “particularly when the edits are promotional in nature, or in the interest of a paying client.” When disclosing a paid contribution, it must appear within your profile page, as well as a notation next to edits where this might apply. You […] The post Wikipedia Editors Must Now Disclose Any Paid Contributions by @mattsouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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