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This long read in The Verge does a remarkable job of describing how Wikipedia's editing community works, the project's strengths and weaknesses, and the threats it faces. www.theverge.com/cs/features/...

theverge.comWikipedia is under attack — and how it can surviveThe site’s volunteers face threats from Trump, billionaires, and AI.

5/9/25, 7:26 pm325 reposts857 likes

JoJo Walking Dead

@earljwjones.bsky.social

5 Sept 2025

NO ONE GO AFTER THE WEBSITE I'M OCCASIONALLY ADDICTED TO.

Matheus João

@themafeels.bsky.social

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"In a time of misinformation, in a time of suppression, having this place where people can come and bring knowledge and share knowledge, that is a statement."

Hamilton Kevin

@khamilton.bsky.social

5 Sept 2025

genuinely, billionaires and tech bros have spent trillions(maybe?) of dollars to make something that is not as useful as wikipedia. something that thousands of people made and maintain collectively, largely for free. there is a lesson here.

L. Lopez

@lemmecaution.bsky.social

6 Sept 2025

Great read.

DarkSapiens

@darksapiens.bsky.social

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"A lie might be more plausible or useful than a fact, but it lacks a fact's dumb arbitrary quality of being the case" Love your snappy writing @joshdzieza.bsky.social !