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Wikipedia cofounder Larry Sanger banned for off-platform influence

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Wikipedia cofounder Larry Sanger has been indefinitely banned from editing the site due to accusations of canvassing. Editors determined that Sanger was using his off-platform followers, primarily on X, to influence discussions and decisions on Wikipedia, particularly concerning his proposed WikiProject Intellectual Diversity. While Sanger claims the ban is due to ideological bias, Wikipedia volunteers state he violated policies by mobilizing his audience to sway content and policy changes, a behavior he had been warned about previously. AI

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Wikipedia cofounder Larry Sanger banned for off-platform influence

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  1. 404 Media TIER_1 English(EN) · Emanuel Maiberg ·

    Wikipedia Cofounder Larry Sanger Banned From Site for ‘Canvassing’

    “All he has done is try to start a right-wing/conservative pressure group within Wikipedia.”

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