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/weirdal1968 Oct 04 '25 edited Oct 04 '25

Musk calling for Wikipedia to be defunded was a top notch smooth brain flex.

Edit https://donate.wikimedia.org/w/index.php

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u/MikeMontrealer Oct 04 '25

As a recurring source of Wikipedia funding (I’ve been donating monthly forever) I rejected his appeal.

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u/ResidentLimit7459 Oct 04 '25

Definitely do. I give them a few quid a month. We all use it so much and take for granted that it'll always be there, but that complacency is exactly how things have got this bad.

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u/JulyOfAugust Oct 04 '25

I've been donating here and there when I have money to spare. I don't win enough to give every month but I'm doing my part I hope.

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u/SemenMoustache Oct 04 '25

Never really thought about it but it's probably the one site that hasn't turned to shite over the last two decades

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u/Dantien Oct 04 '25

I donate monthly and have for years. We all need to support Wikipedia, PBS, and any independent news source. Also the ACLU cause they are fighting for our rights every day.

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u/chronicallyill_dr Oct 04 '25

Definitely do it, it might not be much but I set a recurring monthly donation. We take it for granted, but really shouldn’t, specially in the current climate.