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.

HN commenters cite it as an authoritative-sounding critique of Wikipedia's bias, coming from one of its own founders.

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@Jfreegman2023-02 · in “The Political Bias of ChatGPT – Extended Analysis”

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. ▶ this video

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@capdeck2022-04 · in “Moskva cruiser sank while being towed in a storm – Russian Defense Ministry”

... 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 ▶ this video

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@sleavey2021-08 · in “Wikipedia Has a Language Problem”

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] ▶ this video

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@lez2021-07 · in “Ask HN: Jobs in Software/Technology Activism?”

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. ▶ this video

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