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At Berlin Book Event, Jimmy Wales Rebuts Musk’s Claim of Left-Wing ‘Takeover’ of Wikipedia

He emphasized the community’s commitment to neutrality, calling for balanced edits to specialized pages.

Overview

  • Speaking in Berlin, Wales said Wikipedia has not been captured by left-wing activists and rejected the allegation outright.
  • Wales noted that niche entries can reflect a single author’s viewpoint and said other editors should correct such imbalances.
  • He urged volunteers to treat neutrality critiques constructively, reminding that articles are created and revised by users.
  • Elon Musk has long argued Wikipedia leans left and recently unveiled Grokipedia from his xAI team with a similar layout and cited sources.
  • Wales presented his book Trust, co-written with journalist Dan Gardner and already on sale in Germany since late October.