May 9, 2026

CHARLOTTE – Durham city attorney Kimberly Rehberg last month asked Wikipedia to unmask the identities of users who have published accurate but unfavorable information about the officials to the crowdsourced encyclopedia.

In a certified letter to the Wikimedia Foundation, Rehberg explained that she was writing at the “express request” of Mayor Elaine O’Neal and two city council members.

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