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Wikipedia Co-Founder Larry Sanger Permanently Banned After Launching Neutrality Initiative
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First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · Jun 23, 2026
What happened
Wikipedia has permanently banned co-founder Larry Sanger from editing after he launched an "intellectual diversity" project aimed at recruiting conservative and pro-Israel editors. Sanger denied wrongdoing and said the process was unfair.
- 01Wikipedia permanently blocked co-founder Larry Sanger from editing.
- 02He had launched an "intellectual diversity" project last month.
- 03The project sought more conservative and pro-Israel editors.
- 04Editors accused Sanger of biasing discussions.
- 05Sanger called the decision unfair and said he was stunned.
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