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Editor Emeritus of Wikipedia's community newspaper, The Signpost. Also wrote a few articles for The Register and The Daily Dot.
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I wrote for Slate about how a conservative think tank plans to "identify and target" Wikipedia editors who it claims are abusing their position—a dangerous escalation that shifts the fight from debating edits to going after the editors themselves.
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A Powerful Conservative Think Tank Is Targeting One of the Last Good Things on the Internet
The Heritage Foundation plans to “identify and target” Wikipedia editors it accuses of antisemitism.
slate.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I wrote for Slate about how a conservative think tank plans to "identify and target" Wikipedia editors who it claims are abusing their position—a dangerous escalation that shifts the fight from debating edits to going after the editors themselves.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...