Talk:Arshdeep Singh (cricketer)

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| title = Centre summons Wikipedia executives over fake information on cricketer Arshdeep Singh's page

| org = India Today

| url = https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/wikipedia-executives-summoned-fake-info-cricketer-arshdeep-singh-page-1996572-2022-09-05

| date = 5 September 2022

| quote = The central government has summoned Wikipedia executives over fake information on cricketer Arshdeep Singh's page.

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| title2 = ‘Can’t permit this type of misinformation’: Union Minister on distortion of Arshdeep Singh’s Wikipedia page

| org2 = Indian Express

| url2 = https://indianexpress.com/article/india/arshdeep-singh-wikipedia-page-vandalism-8132385/

| date2 = 5 September 2022

| quote2 = Union Minister for Electronics & IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar Monday hit out at the distortion of cricketer Arshdeep Singh’s Wikipedia page, saying no intermediary operating in India can permit this type of misinformation.

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| title3 = ‘Can’t permit this type of misinformation’: Union Minister on distortion of Arshdeep Singh’s Wikipedia page

| org3 = The Times of India

| url3 = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/asia-cup/cricketer-arshdeep-singhs-wikipedia-page-vandalised-deliberate-effort-at-incitement-says-minister/articleshow/94002507.cms

| date3 = 5 September 2022

| quote3 = ‘Can’t permit this type of misinformation’: Union Minister on distortion of Arshdeep Singh’s Wikipedia page

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| title4 = Centre Summons Wikipedia Executives After Cricketer Arshdeep Singh's Page Vandalised

| org4 = NDTV

| url4 = https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/centre-summons-wikipedia-executives-after-cricketer-arshdeep-singhs-page-vandalised-3316713

| date4 = 5 September 2022

| quote4 = The Ministry of Electronics & IT today summoned executives from Wikipedia to explain how fake information on cricketer Arshdeep Singh's page linking him to the separatist Khalistani movement was published on the website, several reports say.

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| title5 = India summons Wikipedia officials over edits to cricketer’s page

| org5 = TechCrunch

| url5 = https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/05/india-summons-wikipedia-officials-over-edits-to-cricketers-page/

| date5 = 5 September 2022

| quote5 = A key IT minister publicly expressed his concern about the edits to the page of cricketer Arshdeep Singh, suggesting that some people from Pakistan were behind the act and were attempting to disrupt peace in the South Asian market.

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| title6 = No summons from Indian government over Arshdeep Singh’s Wikipedia page, says Wikimedia Foundation

| org6 = The Hindu

| url6 = https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/wikimedia-foundation-on-arshdeep-singh-wikipedia-page-vandalism/article65856329.ece

| date6 = 6 September 2022

| quote6 = The Foundation that runs Wikipedia has received an email from the IT Ministry enquiring about the incident in which Indian cricketer Arshdeep Singh’s Wikipedia page was vandalised

| subject7 = article

| author7 = Trishee Goyal

| title7 = Explained : Content moderation on Wikipedia

| org7 = The Hindu

| url7 = https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/wikimedia-foundation-on-arshdeep-singh-wikipedia-page-vandalism/article65856329.ece

| date7 = 7 September 2022

| quote7 = On Tuesday, India summoned officials of Wikipedia, in response to cricketer Arshdeep Singh’s Wikipedia page being edited with misleading information that stated he was a “khalistani”.

| subject8 = article

| author8 = Simon Sharwood

| title8 = Indian tech minister picks a fight with Wikipedia over cricketer's dropped catch

| org8 = The Register

| url8 = https://www.theregister.com/2022/09/06/india_vs_wikipedia/

| date8 = 6 September 2022

| quote8 = The implication of the edit is that Singh’s loyalties may not lie with India, which could explain why he dropped the catch. That the edit appears to have been made by someone from Pakistan, which India asserts is constantly attempting to destabilize it and/or promote sectarian violence, made the edit more controversial.

| subject9 = article

| author9 = Rachna

| title9 = Wikipedia alters Ollywood superstar Siddhant Mahapatra’s identity with another person

| org9 = Kalinga TV

| url9 = https://kalingatv.com/state/wikipedia-alters-ollywood-superstar-siddhanta-mahapatras-identity-with-another-person/

| date9 = 5 November 2022

| quote9 = Moreover, this is not the first time Wikipedia has made such a mistake. A few days ago, the Indian professional cricketer Arshdeep Singh also faced an identity crisis in the web search after some miscreants edited his profile and linked him with the Khalistani organization.

| subject10 = article

| author10 = Rashmi Rekha Das

| title10 = Major goof-ups in superstar Siddhant Mahapatra’s Wikipedia page

| org10 = Odisha TV

| url10 = https://odishatv.in/news/entertainment/major-goof-ups-in-superstar-siddhant-mahapatra-s-wikipedia-page-189577

| date10 = 5 November 2022

| quote10 = Screenshots of the Wikipedia page were shared by trolls on Twitter which showed Arshdeep’s name was edited to Major Arshdeep Singh Langra. It was changed again a minute later to "Major Arshdeep Singh Bajwa". The words India and Indian were replaced with Khalistan and Khalistani. The page did not display the misleading information for long as Wikipedia editors reversed the changes within 15 minutes.

| subject11 = article

| author11 = Aroon Deep

| title11 = Wikipedia parent responds to ANI defamation suit, says content by volunteer editors

| org11 = The Hindu

| url11 = https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/wikipedia-parent-responds-ani-defamation-suit-says-content-by-volunteer-editors/article68395472.ece

| date11 = 12 July 2024

| quote11 = Having content run by volunteers opens the encyclopaedia up to such legal claims, while also risking vandalism: in 2022, for instance, then Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar called out the platform for derogatory remarks added to the cricketer Arshdeep Singh's page.

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