Report: NBC paid a guy to "whitewash" its Wikipedia pages

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NBC confirmed to The Huffington Post it hired Ed Sussman, whose specialty is being a "paid Wikipedia editor" named. The Huffington Post's Ashley Feinberg reports that NBC "apparently decided to put Sussman’s service to use in the aftermath of The New Yorker’s bombshell Harvey Weinstein report and, later, the allegations of sexual misconduct against Matt Lauer. Several NBC employees, including Meet the Press host Chuck Todd and NBC Chairman Andy Lack, benefited from Sussman’s intervention, too. In one proposed edit, Sussman attempted to argue that on NBC News’ Wikipedia page, the mention of criticism directed at NBC over its handling of Matt Lauer constituted a violation of Wikipedia’s rules, since 'it does not summarize the opposing point of view.'”