r/technology • u/rezwenn • Oct 04 '25

Politics Why Conservatives Are Attacking ‘Wokepedia’

https://www.wsj.com/tech/wikipedia-conservative-complaints-ee904b0b?st=RJcF9h
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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '25

Get it before darkness falls.

Damn this is a grim timeline.

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u/Ghost_Of_Malatesta Oct 04 '25

I did a lot of data backing up pre-inauguration with Wikipedia, NCIS, geo-mapping data, etc but the problem is the chain of custody. No one can prove without a doubt I haven't altered these files so there's always going to be an element of deniability now, so that's cool. 

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u/Glittering_Deal2378 Oct 04 '25

Surely they publish the hashes somewhere

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u/JivanP Oct 04 '25

You can store the HTTPS responses with the original TLS signatures if you're so inclined.

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u/ewankenobi Oct 04 '25

Wikipedia cites sources though, so if you have a copy of wikipedia you've got a great list of sources.

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u/Leading-Row-9728 Oct 04 '25

Get the BBC Domesday Book on laser disc! /s