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Re:Google is not just a platform – It frames, shapes and dis... by kylehotchkiss on Sunday December 11, 2016 @04:53PM (#13153564)
You make a good point, Wikipedia has seemed to be (or at least there wasn't a recent major controversy) immune to much of this 'fake news' / 'mainstream conspiracy theories' movement. Wonder what their secret is. I'm sure it's an editorial war front there.
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Re:Google is not just a platform – It frames, shapes and dis... by joatmon-snoo on Sunday December 11, 2016 @05:11PM (#13153665)
It seems to be in large part due to (1) articles that require strong background knowledge tend to only be edited by appropriately knowledgeable authorities (e.g. higher level maths, quantum dynamics) and (2) editing privileges for highly controversial articles tends to be very tightly controlled.

There's also an interesting trend wherein Wikipedia editors tend to drift to the political center: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/10/25/somet...

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Re:Google is not just a platform – It frames, shapes and dis... by fjdlwlv on Sunday December 11, 2016 @07:09PM (#13154401)
The mystery is why wikipedia hasn't been hijacked by rogue editors yet. What is the defense mechanism? Do the original founders still have ultima control? Have they carefully chosen deputies?
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