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Wikipedia co-founder says encyclopedia 'compromised' by CIA (thecradle.co)
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Larry Sanger accused the CIA and it's allies of editing articles for years to spread propaganda

There's no way this porky [redacted] didn't know this all along, and/or wasn't complicit. It's just that now he decides admitting it is expedient for furthering whatever purpose he has for admitting it.

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[–] 61 points 3 months ago (1 child)

While I don't doubt that state actors try to manipulate Wikipedia to suit their points, Sanger was booted from Wikipedia back in 2002 and has been a cynical d-bag since. He's currently banned from editing due to brigading. So I'd take what he says with a grain of salt.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 months ago

    I believe he's also trying to popularize a non-anonymous Wikipedia competitor. So promoting scares about anonymity allowing for secret influence is good for his interests. As if the CIA couldn't just make a fake identity.

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