I Co-Founded Wikipedia. Now I’m Banned for Life.
Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger has been banned for life from editing the site he helped create.
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Larry Sanger, a co-founder of Wikipedia, is now barred from editing the platform. Coverage from The New York Times, 80 Level, and The Free Press confirms the lifetime ban.
Reporting from the New York Post and FOX One emphasizes political tensions, characterizing the move as a result of Sanger fighting a "woke mob" and alleging the site is controlled by "commissars" and "left-leaning" influences. Future developments depend on the reactions to the ban and further reporting on the specific circumstances surrounding the decision.
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Quick answers
Who was banned from Wikipedia?
Co-founder Larry Sanger.
Which news outlets reported this?
Coverage includes The New York Times, The Free Press, New York Post, FOX One, 80 Level, and 매일경제.
What is the duration of the ban?
According to The Free Press, Sanger has been banned for life.
Coverage (7)
- Wikipedia Co-Founder Has Been Banned from Editing the Site 80 Level · 2d ago
- Left-leaning Wikipedia blocked founder from editing site New York Post · 2d ago
- Watch Wikipedia co-founder 'KICKED OUT' for fighting the WOKE MOB FOX One · 2d ago
- The New York Times (NYT) reported on the 25th (local time) that Larry Sanger, the founder of Wikiped.. 매일경제 · 2d ago
- Oust the commissars from control of Wikipedia New York Post · 2d ago
- Larry Sanger, a Wikipedia Founder, Is Barred From Editing on the Site The New York Times · 2d ago
- I Co-Founded Wikipedia. Now I’m Banned for Life. The Free Press · 2d ago
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