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To illuminate the problem, Musk referenced Larry Sanger — co-founder of Wikipedia — who detailed the platform’s notorious blacklist of sources. Sources like Breitbart, Daily Caller, Fox News, and the New York Post are marked as “blacklisted,” meaning they cannot be cited as factual references. This censorship, Sanger argues, skews information and fosters bias, especially since many “fully approved” sources (e.g., New York Times, CNN, Washington Post) are perceived as politically aligned.
Larry Sanger proposed a nine-thesis reform plan for Wikipedia to restore neutrality, transparency, and accountability:
End decision-making by consensus
Enable competing articles
Abolish source blacklists
Reintroduce original neutrality policies
Repeal arbitrary rules