<story><title>Wikipedia co-founder slams the ‘appalling’ internet</title><url>https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/05/wikipedia-co-founder-larry-sanger-slams-facebook-twitter-social-media.html</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>iamsb</author><text>I agree with Larry about abuse by Facebook and Twitter.&lt;p&gt;I also strongly encourage him to look at state of wikipedia moderations. Specially in a country like India. Lot of pages related to political content is moderated by people who are deeply partisan and have no respect for facts.</text></comment>
<story><title>Wikipedia co-founder slams the ‘appalling’ internet</title><url>https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/05/wikipedia-co-founder-larry-sanger-slams-facebook-twitter-social-media.html</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>everdrive</author><text>The internet was much nicer before most people were using it. We usually focus on the technology problems here at HN: filter bubbles, skinner box addictive UIs and content feeds, algorithmic and centralized control. Has anyone simply wondered if the problem with the internet is fundamentally that everyone&amp;#x27;s on it? It used to be an escape from the problems of the real world. Now it&amp;#x27;s just a new way for the problems of the real world to reach you.</text></comment>