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Over the years I have read countless stories, either through the freedom of information act, or other journalist investigations, that show what is clearly a wid
by mrjangles 5y ago
Over the years I have read countless stories, either through the freedom of information act, or other journalist investigations, that show what is clearly a widespread pattern of government agency infiltration into not-for-profit media based, or political based groups.
I wish I had saved them, but that pattern is always the same. The government agents are paid to be there, therefore they can be far, far more helpful than the 'real' members. This allows them to move quickly to the top, then move their own people in.
Then comes the fun part, they start acting like radical assholes. Annoying everyone and driving away any rational reasonable people. This toxic environment eventually destroys the movement, but not before giving them complete control to push it in whatever direction they wish.
To me it is incredibly obvious that this is what is happening at Wikipedia.