Wikipedia, The Same As Google?

Like Google, Wikipedia is because it is all about the user. The key is user-generated content. Anyone can write anything on Wikipedia. A historian can write a detailed account of an event on wikipedia to be made public or a student can write an article about their best friend from their study-abroad trip to Ghana. Since we have established that Google is inevitable, we need to establish the what kind of company Wikipedia is.

In regards to a propaganda standpoint, Wikipedia is not a reliable source for the simple reason that anyone can post anything regardless of its accuracy. However, this aspect gives Wikipedia users a significant amount of freedom. It is a customization of information- the ultimate source of propaganda.  Therefore, the inherent goodness/evil of the company, unlike Google, rests solely with the inherent goodness/evil of its users. It will be whatever the uers want it to be.