In another example of tech giants backing the Democrats, the editors of Wikipedia appears to have cleaned up the Wikipedia page for Kamala Harris. The senator is considered a front-runner to be Joe Biden’s choice as vice president after he had promised that he would be picking a woman to be his running mate. Harris’ chances were also boosted after the recent unrest, which was triggered by the death of George Floyd. There were protests and riots that were supposed to be calling for an end to police brutality and for equality for people of color. The chances that Biden will be choosing a person of color as his VP increased.

Some sections in Harris’ page referred to some negative aspects of her career as a politician that has been removed. According to The Intercept, which has reported on the incident, the changes included the mentions of a past scandal involving campaign finance and her reputation as a hard-line prosecutor before she gained prominence in national politics. Other sections that were allegedly removed included possible nepotism, which helped boost her career early on. On top of the negative reports that were removed from her page, there are some significant additions that painted her in a more positive light.

The Wikipedia editor who made many of the alterations to the Harris page has been identified as Bao Nguyen, who has worked as a former volunteer for Harris’defunct presidential campaign. In the past, editors have also created Wikipedia pages for candidates like Yang and Buttigieg without disclosing their connections to the campaigns of those candidates. The article noted that back in 2016, there were significant changes to the Wikipedia page of Tim Kaine right before he was named as Hillary Clinton’s VP. Someone created a script that tracked possible VP picks and that’s why the changes to Harris’ page were detected.

There are several significant articles that have been removed from the page. Of particular note was the one discussing the possibility that her early political career received a boost from her relationship with the then Speaker of the California Assembly Willie Brown. Also missing was the section that mentioned that she received substantial salaries from the jobs Brown appointed her.

The changes indicate the possibility that Harris will be the one picked by Biden or the people making the choices for him. At this stage, it is likely that Biden is not fully aware as to what is happening and so the choice is going to be made by others for him.