Decentralize Social Media, Wikipedia Co-Founder Says

Decentralize Social Media, Wikipedia Co-Founder Says
Apps for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and other social networks on a smartphone in New Delhi, India, on March 22, 2018. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images
Petr Svab
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Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger has proposed a way to decentralize social media that could defang censorship and improve privacy.

Sanger, who parted ways with Wikipedia almost two decades ago over the project’s direction, is now working on developing technical standards that could strip power over social media from giant companies and give users more control over the content they produce and see.

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Petr Svab is a reporter covering New York. Previously, he covered national topics including politics, economy, education, and law enforcement.
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