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Wikipedia ban on co-founder highlights disputes over alleged leftist, anti-Israel bias
3+ hour, 48+ min ago (1210+ words) In 2001, Larry Sanger, a co-founder of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, made a modest announcement about the project's launch. "Wikipedia is up!" he wrote. "Humor me. Go there and add a little article." Last week, Sanger was banned from editing entries…...
To I closes its Arabic- and Persian-language sites
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (145+ words) The Times of Israel has ceased publishing its Arabic site and its Persian site. This step was taken in light of the fact that those two sites generally translated The Times of Israel's English material, and given the ease nowadays…...
Arabic-language Wikipedia filled with terrorist propaganda, bias " report
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (369+ words) Key articles related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack against Israel repeatedly violate Wikipedia's core neutrality policies and rely heavily on sources affiliated with terrorist organizations and propaganda outlets, according to the organization, which represents Jewish communities…...
After complaints, Encyclopaedia Britannica edits kids" entries that erased Israel
5+ mon, 4+ hour ago (262+ words) Encyclopaedia Britannica appears to have edited a number of entries on its children's website after a British pro-Israel organization raised concerns last week about the erasure of Israel in maps and articles. UK Lawyers for Israel issued a statement last…...
Wikipedia co-founder locks edits on "Gaza genocide" page, citing anti-Israel bias
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (518+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 760 Amy Spiro is a reporter and writer with The Times of Israel Jimmy Wales, founder of the online user-generated encyclopedia Wikipedia, one of the most-read websites in the world, personally intervened to stop edits on the…...