Article #17646
The Guardian - World News
| Title | Wikipedia founder brands Australia’s social media ban an ‘unmitigated disaster’ and ‘embarrassment’ | Source | The Guardian - World News |
| Description |
Jimmy Wales remembers a toxic internet even before social media and says AI is ‘not a disaster’ for the free – and freely edited - online encyclopaedia
Wikipedia’s founder, Jimmy Wales, has branded the Australian social media ban an “unmitigated disaster” and an “embarrassment” that is teaching kids to accept surveillance from tech companies when they go online. The online encyclopaedia that anyone can edit was born in a world before social media, in 2001. But Wales told Guardian Australia that many of the ills of social media existed even in the earlier stages of the internet. Continue reading... |
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| Link | https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/04/wikipedia-founder-brands-australias-social-media-ban-an-unmitigated-disaster-and-an-embarrassment | Published At | 2026-05-04 02:49:38 (2 months ago) |
| Created At | 2026-05-04 03:04:17 | Updated At | 2026-05-04 03:56:15 |