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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is demanding answers from Wikipedia for alleged "left-wing bias."
Cruz's letter says the site has a political tilt and has allowed an anti-Semitic editing campaign.
He has demanded a range of documents from the Wikimedia Foundation by Oct. 17.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R- Texas ) has demanded answers from the Wikimedia Foundation for "left-wing bias" on the information platform Wikipedia.
In the letter to the foundation's CEO, Cruz expressed concern that innumerable internet users are affected by the alleged political tilt, further mentioning the use of Wikipedia in AI language model training.
Cruz says the committee he chairs needs relevant documents by next week.
Ted Cruz says Wikipedia is biased
Cruz's letter, on behalf of the U.S. Senate