Sludgehammer@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoUS attorney for DC accuses Wikipedia of ‘propaganda’, threatens non-profit statuswww.nzherald.co.nzexternal-linkmessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkUS attorney for DC accuses Wikipedia of ‘propaganda’, threatens non-profit statuswww.nzherald.co.nzSludgehammer@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square54fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaretissn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·22 hours ago Show me the exact article that is propaganda, and why Here’s Pulitzer prize winning journalist Glenn Greenwald giving you a few examples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKwAJG1O8fE Here’s Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger arguing why Wikipedia is the “Most Biased Encyclopedia in History": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR6dO8U8okk However, there is no reason to trust that the Trump administration has any good intentions behind their current attack on Wikipedia. My suspicion is that they want even more control and propaganda - just in their favor.
Here’s Pulitzer prize winning journalist Glenn Greenwald giving you a few examples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKwAJG1O8fE
Here’s Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger arguing why Wikipedia is the “Most Biased Encyclopedia in History": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR6dO8U8okk
However, there is no reason to trust that the Trump administration has any good intentions behind their current attack on Wikipedia. My suspicion is that they want even more control and propaganda - just in their favor.