United States of America: House Oversight and Government Reform Committee investigation into Wikipedia's practices to address conduct that allegedly injects bias or undermines a neutral point of view on its platform
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
27 Aug 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee announced investigation into Wikipedia’s practices to address conduct that allegedly injects bias or undermines a neutral point of view on its platform
On 27 August 2025, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee announced the launch of an investigation into Wikipedia. The investigation aims to examine alleged organised efforts to inject bias into Wikipedia entries, specifically focusing …
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament