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Wikipedia co-founder: I no longer trust the website I created

UnHerd · 290.4K views · 2021-07-14 · 31:51

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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.

Recommended by 1 HN people across 1 months · HN mentions 2021–2023

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Jfreegman · 2023-02 · Recommendation

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]

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capdeck · 2022-04 · Criticism

... 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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sleavey · 2021-08 · Reference

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]

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