Stephen Harrison @stephenharrison.com · Mar 5

Powerful people have attacked encyclopedias for centuries. In 1752, the French king’s council banned Denis Diderot's Encyclopédie for “destroying royal authority" and fueling revolt—just thirty years before the French Revolution.

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@oldsputnik.bsky.social · Mar 6

Yes. He has long had a beef about the wiki. Think it may be his aversion to non-money making business.