In a tweet, Musk expressed surprise at the Wikimedia Foundation’s financial needs despite Wikipedia’s seemingly modest infrastructure. He questioned the need for the millions of dollars the organization was asking for and urged his followers to think about the purpose of large-scale fundraising campaigns.

Musk’s statement was accompanied by a screenshot of a message from Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales calling for donations to support the platform.

Elon Musk’s release with screenshot / Screenshot X

The “X” community added a note to Musk’s tweet saying that the English version of “Wikipedia” only contains textual content. 51GB memory. However, it was announced that the total size of all files and text versions of the encyclopedia in different languages ​​is important. 428TB.

According to the report, Wikimedia Foundation received donations of $154 million in 2022, of which $145 million was allocated to project costs. It is worth noting that the post was later removed from Musk’s post.

stupid suggestion

Elon Musk not only questioned the Wikimedia Foundation’s fundraising practices, but also made a suggestion. Billionaire offers to donate to Wikimedia Foundation one billion dollars Provided they rename Wikipedia to: “Klenopedia”.

Mask’s strange offer / Screenshot X

Was Musk offended?

Earlier this year, Musk faced criticism from Jimmy Wales for censoring criticism of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the crucial elections in Turkey. Musk bowed to the Turkish government’s demands to restrict content, leading to a public rift with Wales.

In turn, “Wikipedia” had faced a similar situation before, but decided to comply with the principles of freedom of expression and even defend its position in the Supreme Court.

Responding to criticism, Musk offered a stark choice, arguing that the only option was to either shut down Twitter completely or restrict access to some tweets. The decision caused mixed reactions, given the wider consequences of such actions in terms of freedom of expression and social media regulation.

Currently, Wikipedia has been unavailable in Turkey for more than two years due to the country’s laws that block websites that are obscene or pose a threat to national security. The debate over internet censorship and social media responsibility continues to attract a lot of attention, and Elon Musk’s latest joke has added a new layer of absurdity to the debate.