Ashley Rindsberg - Wikipedia BAD Actors BURIED the Grooming Gang Scandal

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Is Wikipedia a neutral encyclopedia — or a narrative machine that can hide stories in plain sight? In this hard-hitting conversation, journalist and author Ashley Rindsberg joins Andrew Gold to explain how, in his view, bad actors inside Wikipedia used policy jargon and process warfare to bury coverage of the UK grooming-gang scandal. Rindsberg takes you behind the Talk pages and noticeboards to show how a handful of committed editors can shape what billions read, then watch that version echo through Google search and AI training data.

Inside the episode, Ashley breaks down the alleged playbook:

👉 “Reliable sources” gatekeeping to exclude inconvenient outlets while elevating preferred narratives.

👉 Rapid reverts, templated warnings and deletionism that freeze articles and make disputed facts look “settled.”

👉 COI and PR laundering that disguises reputation management as neutral editing.

👉 How small editorial cliques can manufacture consensus, then weaponise “UNDUE” and “NOR” to shut down challenges.

Andrew’s calm, forensic style presses for receipts, diffs and timelines, keeping the focus on process, evidence and accountability rather than slogans. Together, they explore how editorial slant on sensitive topics can migrate into knowledge panels, classrooms and LLMs, turning Wikipedia’s bias into a system-wide reality. You’ll also hear practical verification tips so you can spot manipulation in minutes: read the Talk tab, compare page histories, check which sources are whitelisted or deprecated, and triangulate beyond the encyclopedia.

Whether you see Wikipedia as a public good in need of reform or a captured chokepoint, Rindsberg’s analysis will change how you read the web — and who you trust to define it.

Editorial note: This episode presents Ashley Rindsberg’s analysis and opinions for public-interest debate.

Watch the full podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFrfxjb_Iw0&t=1949s

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