Two human rights groups accused Riyadh of using agents to 'promote positive content' on the site.
Wikipedia's parent company has denied claims the Saudi government infiltrated its team in the Middle East.
Wikimedia said "material inaccuracies" had been published but no evidence of Saudi infiltration was found.A statement by Smex and Democracy for the Arab World Now accused the Saudi government of using agents to act as independent editors on Wikipedia to "control information about the country". Last year, Wikimedia announced 16 global suspensions for users who "were engaging in conflict of interest editing on Wikipedia projects" in the Middle East.
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