Judges could be manipulated by Wikipedia articles, MIT study warns
Get the Full StoryLitigants could game Wikipedia to influence legal decisions, according to new research. A study led by Neil Thompson from MIT s Computer Science and AI Laboratory CSAIL discovered that judges were more likely to cite legal cases that have a Wikipedia article. The finding has sparked concerns that judicial decisions are being shaped by unreliable information. The openness of Wikipedia could also lead legal judgements to be manipulated. A well-resourced litigant could encourage his legal team to anonymously integrate their own analysis of a relevant precedent into a Wikipedia article at an early stage of litigation, in the hope of later This story continues at The Next WebOr just read more coverage about: WikipediaShare: