Elon Musk has called on his supporters to cease donations to Wikipedia, dubbing the online encyclopedia “Wokepedia” due to what he claims are plans to spend of over $50 million on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
The New York Post reports that in a recent post on X/Twitter, Elon Musk expressed his disapproval of Wikipedia’s budget allocation for the 2023-24 fiscal year. Musk, who boasts nearly 210 million followers on the platform, was responding to a post by conservative commentator “Libs of TikTok,” which shared a pie chart revealing that 29 percent of Wikipedia’s $177 million budget was earmarked for “equity” and “safety & inclusion.”
According to the Wikimedia Foundation’s website, the nonprofit organization behind Wikipedia has set a goal of spending $51.7 million on DEI-related initiatives. This amount is broken down into 17.6 percent ($31.2 million) for equity and 11.6 percent ($20.5 million) for safety and inclusion. The bulk of the $177 million budget, 48.7 percent ($86.1 million), is allocated to infrastructure, while 22.2 percent ($39.2 million) is dedicated to effectiveness.
