WikiScanner
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wikiscanner-174-14401131
title:
WikiScanner
text:
WikiScanner was a publicly searchable database that linked anonymous edits on Wikipedia to the organizations where those edits apparently originated. It did this by cross-referencing the edits with data on the owners of the associated block of IP addresses, though it did not investigate edits made under a username. It was created by Virgil Griffith and released on August 13, 2007. In his "WikiScanner FAQ" Griffith stated his belief that WikiScanner could help make Wikipedia more reliable for con
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Defunct database linking Wikipedia edits to institutions
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiScanner
date created:
2007-08-14T14:15:00Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T07:37:48Z
main entity:
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image:
fields total:
13
integrity:
15