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Wikipedia — “the best website in the history of the internet” — turns 25 this week. As Troy Farah writes, it’s a rare survivor of a web hollowed out by “profit-hungry algorithms, AI slop and racist bots.” Built by volunteer editors who nitpick citations and uphold editorial standards, Wikipedia remains a bastion of what the internet once was. “The World Wide Web can feel like a pretty dark place lately,” Farah writes, “but on Wikipedia — which exists in 340 languages, hosts 7.1 million articles in English, and is consistently among the top 10 most visited websites — it feels a lot different, much brighter and more free.” Which is exactly why Elon Musk wants to destroy it. Read why his AI-generated alternative, Grokipedia, isn’t about seeking truth at all, but “muddying the waters of what you can trust online.”
After helping elect President Donald Trump, major tech companies could be in for yet another windfall as Congress examines a suite of bills opponents have dubbed the “Bad Internet Bills.” The bills percolating in Congress range in their purported purpose; some are aimed at cracking down on drug smuggling, others are aimed at limiting what minors see online, but each one has the potential to break down what privacy protections exist for people online. Read more: https://bit.ly/491a58o