dec 8, 2011 - BP caught editing Dubai-based firm's Wikipedia page

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Dahabshiil -- In 2011, an undercover investigation by The Independent suggested that public relations firm Bell Pottinger had been contracted by Dahabshiil to minimise any negative reporting of the company, including the Guantanamo Bay detainee affair.[49] The Bell Pottinger executives detailed their techniques, which purportedly included manipulating the ranking of Google search results to suppress unwanted coverage, and also boasted that they had a 'team' that could manage Wikipedia articles. The contract was said to have been a success.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahabshiil#Bell_Pottinger

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