"Elon Musk Offers Jaw-Dropping $1 Billion Donation to Wikipedia, But There's a Price: Name Change!"

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Date: 2023-10-25
"Elon Musk Offers Jaw-Dropping $1 Billion Donation to Wikipedia, But There's a Price: Name Change!"

Elon Musk, the man behind SpaceX and Tesla, has proposed a $1 billion offer to Wikipedia in exchange for a name change. "I will give them a billion dollars if they change their name to Dickipedia," Elon Musk posted on X (formerly Twitter). He added that this is "in the interests of accuracy." He was also quick to reply to X users who suggested Wikipedia take the offer. Musk also asked why Wikipedia demands so much money from its readers. "Have you ever wondered why the Wikimedia Foundation wants so much money?" He added, "It certainly isn't needed to operate Wikipedia. You can fit a copy of the entire text on your phone! So, what's the money for? Inquiring minds want to know." This comes months after an exchange was observed between Musk and Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales. In recent days, Jimmy Wales took a dig at Musk for allegedly censoring the people who were critical of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and not allowing free speech.