Wikipedia's founder explains social media's trust problem

Power Players with Brian Sozzi · Nov 3, 2025 · 22m

Wikipedia has something in common with your local electric plant: both are utilities that are protected in their own right. Wikipedia was founded in 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger. Since then, the site has operated as a nonprofit, with posts on people, places, and things edited by volunteers. Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, attracts billions of visits every month and has also increasingly come under attack for alleged left-leaning bias, as seen in comments from billionaire Tesla founder Elon Musk. So what does the future hold for this digital utility in the new norm of political…