I co-founded Wikipedia, but an anonymous mob runs the show—and now I’m banned – LarrySanger.org

I co-founded Wikipedia, but an anonymous mob runs the show—and now I’m banned

July 8, 2026

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A piece that originally appeared in Washington Examiner, July 8, 2026; the above is their title. My title for it would be "How a Mob of Anonymous Bullies Controls Wikipedia for Power and Profit."

I have been permanently blocked from editing Wikipedia, the website I named and led in 2001. Yes, really. I can hear you asking, “How? What’s going on over there?” The incident reveals something truly damning about “the encyclopedia that anybody can edit.” The irony is that not even a co-founder can edit it if he is attempting to implement his program of reform.

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Larry Sanger<br>"Internet Knowledge Organizer." Currently President of the Knowledge Standards Foundation, started Wikipedia and various other educational and reference sites. Ph.D., Philosophy, Ohio State, 2000. [read more]

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