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Google isn't reponsible for Wikipedia's mistakes

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Maybe write the whole thing to make it accessible to a wider audience; the next step beyond 1. Blaming Google and 2. Blaming Wikipedia would then be 3. Blaming Google again, but for another reason

Google "Rizaeddin bin Fakhreddin" and you'll find text I wrote for Wikipedia for free, uncredited next to Google ads. Why does Google, a multi-billion dollar company, get to profit from my volunteer work?

Since when does Google get info from Wikipedia for the Knowledge Graph without giving credit? Why has the WMF not done anything against this?

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