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| Wikipedia Has Become A One-Sided 'Thought Police' For Liberals, Cofounder Warns |
| 2021-07-06 |
| [Just-the-News] Larry Sanger laments overwhelming sourcing to "globalist, progressive mainstream sources" and says site has become "an opponent of vigorous democracy." Larry Sanger, the co-founder of Wikipedia, is warning that the online encyclopedia has become too one-sided and overloaded with liberal sources in a way that harms democracy. "In short, and with few exceptions, only globalist, progressive mainstream sources — and sources friendly to globalist progressivism — are permitted," Sanger wrote on his website in an article last week headlined "Wikipedia is more one-sided than ever." "It is not too far to say that Wikipedia, like many other deeply biased institutions of our brave new digital world, has made itself into a kind of thought police that has de facto shackled conservative viewpoints with which they disagree," he added. "Democracy cannot thrive under such conditions: I maintain that Wikipedia has become an opponent of vigorous democracy." Sanger cited as examples the entries for Black Lives Matter, the 2020 election, former President Donald Trump's two impeachments, and other politically divisive topics. He also lamented that conservative sites like Fox News, the New York Post, and the Federalist are banned as official sources. "Those might be contrarian or conservative, but they are hardly 'radical'; they are still mainstream," he wrote. "So, how on earth can such viewpoints ever be given an airing on Wikipedia? Answer: often, they cannot, not if there are no 'reliable sources' available to report about them." |
| Posted by:Glash Jolunter1191 |
| #3 Where's that Gomer / Jim Nabors photo? "Surprahz, surprahz, surprahz!" |
| Posted by: Pearl Slolulet2717 2021-07-06 22:28 |
| #2 Top 10 Serious Problems With Wikipedia (Listverse, 2020) also from Watts Up With That(Oct 2010):Wikipedia climate revisionism by William Connolley continues I feel like we are revisiting that line from the first Die Hard movie: "welcome to the party, pal!" |
| Posted by: magpie 2021-07-06 18:29 |
| #1 Larry Sanger, the co-founder of Wikipedia, is warning that the online encyclopedia has become too one-sided and overloaded with liberal sources in a way that harms democracy. Some of us have known this for years. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2021-07-06 08:28 |