Larry Sanger accused the CIA and it’s allies of editing articles for years to spread propaganda
There’s no way this porky [redacted] didn’t know this all along, and/or wasn’t complicit. It’s just that now he decides admitting it is expedient for furthering whatever purpose he has for admitting it.
I believe he’s also trying to popularize a non-anonymous Wikipedia competitor. So promoting scares about anonymity allowing for secret influence is good for his interests. As if the CIA couldn’t just make a fake identity.