Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Wikipedia Founder on Fighting Censorship, Trump and Authoritarianism

Aug 13, 2025 | Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales speaks to Faisal Islam about his opposition to the Online Safety Act in the UK, dealing with the Trump White House and why he wouldn't have stood alongside prominent tech bosses at the President's 2025 inauguration.


Whatever happened to the simple concept of the protection of children being the responsibility of good parents, not the government? When I was growing up, it was my parents who kept my siblings and me away from harm, not the nanny state. It was better and more effective that way, especially because it obviated the need for intrusive government and wholesale censorship. — © Mark Alexander