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Wikipedia co-founder: I no longer trust the website I created
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UnHerd interviews Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger, who explains why he no longer trusts the site he helped create. He argues that it has become biased and is no longer a neutral, open platform.
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HN commenters cite it as an authoritative-sounding critique of Wikipedia's bias, coming from one of its own founders.
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Wikipedia is anything but neutral on political topics. Their political bias comes straight from the top with corrupt administration and disproportionate application of their own rules and guidelines. I suggest you watch this interview with Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger on why you shouldn't trust Wikipedia. [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗According to one of Wikipedia's founders, it's no longer a free and open platform. There are politically strategic topics where no arguments/edits are tolerated other than what fits the mainstream viewpoint. The owner of the question definitely wants to push things in a different direction than mainstream. [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗This article talks about non-English Wikipedia sites, but it's worth noting that the co-founder of Wikipedia (the other one, not Jimmy Wales) no longer trusts the English site either. [1] [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗... and you turn to Wikipedia when even its founder no longer trusts the website: Wikipedia co-founder: I no longer trust the website I created - YouTube [VIDEO]
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