The British-American founder of Wikipedia has called Elon Musk 'stupid' and said he spends too much time on Twitter.
In an interview with The Times, Wales also said the government's upcoming Online Safety Bill is clumsy and misguided.
Parent company Wikimedia UK has said that the legislation could lead to Wikipedia being banned in the UK.Wales said: “Everybody is very confidently happy to say, ‘It would be absurd for kids to have to prove they are adults before they can use Wikipedia to do their homework’.Wales, who has made no money from Wikipedia since founding the company in January 2021, has lived in London since 2012.
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