Jimmy Wales

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1996-2007 Bomis
2003-Today Wikimedia Foundation (WMF)
2004-Today Fandom (website)
2010 In 2010, Young Global Leader Wikipedia and Wikia founder Jimmy Wales and Operation HOPE founder John Hope Bryant (another Young Global Leader) joined Karim Hajj, president of the Casablanca Stock Exchange,...
2010-? Wikia-Operation HOPE Global Money Initiative
2012 The Home Secretary of the U.K. was petitioned by Wales in regard to his opposition to the extradition of Richard O'Dwyer to the U.S.[120] After an agreement was reached to avoid the extradition, Wales commented, "This is very exciting news, and I'm pl
2013 In August 2013, Wales criticized U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron's plan for an Internet porn-filter, saying that the idea was "ridiculous."
Things escalated when Fox News began reporting on the issue. In response Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, and other administrators began deleting images en masse, with Fox News reporting that a new policy change was underway.
Wales also commented on the Snowden affair, describing Edward Snowden as "a hero" whom history would judge "very favourably": additionally, Wales said the U.S. public "would have never approved [the] sweeping surveillance program [publicized by Snowden]",
Wales has visited Israel over ten times and taken over $1M in donations from Israeli Universities but still claims neutrality over Israel-Palestinian issues.
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