Violating code of ethics: 86 shadow pro-Russian editors identified altering Wikipedia articles 

The network was reportedly discovered by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue and the Center for Social Media Analysis.

It is known that the editors were united by the fact that they all edited articles about the Russia-Ukraine war at a certain time. All corrections by these editors created pro-Russian narratives.

For this they:

• changed the words to minimize the objectivity of the pro-Western versions and maximize the objectivity of the pro-Kremlin versions;

• introduced topics that tilt the historical background in the direction of Russian narratives;

• added Kremlin quotes and press releases to increase the visibility of pro-Russian arguments and points of view;

• referred to the Russian state media.

At the same time, the research report notes that it is difficult to prove coordination between blocked editors, as well as to find the head of a possible network of editors. One reason is that there is currently no precedent for government manipulation of Wikipedia. 

• On June 13, Wikimedia, which owns Wikipedia, filed an appeal against a Moscow court ruling to remove information related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and said the world should know the facts of the war.

• On July 20, Roskomnadzor obliged search engines to indicate that Wikipedia violates the legislation of the Russian Federation through articles about the war against Ukraine.