Wikipedia to go offline protest antipiracy legislation Hackers Join Fight Against SOPA Twitter CEO says blackout silly Bits Blog Go Dark on Wednesday Protest Bills Web Piracy Quote of the Day Twitter's Calls Blackout 'Foolish' plans 24hour act Obama Says So Long Killing Controversial Internet Legislation join Reddit and others for antiSOPA confirms site bill Jimmy Wales In Favor Of Community Must Decide Planning in PIPA coming Jan. 18 cofounder protesting Bill Author Considers Revisions Face Opposition

Wikipedia to blackout all 3,847,673 English-language pages to protest PIPA Wikipedia is going black on Wednesday, January 18, to help fight the contentious Protect IP Act (PIPA), which is set to go for a vote before the Senate on January 24. The move, first reported by Neal Mann, digital news editor at Sky News, was confirmed by Jimmy Wales, co-founder of the far-reaching online encyclopedia, on Twitter. Wales says the blackout was a "community decision." Wikipedia blackout: Wikipedia joins SOPA Strike, English version to have one-day offline on January 18 Website Wikipedia.org announced on Monday, January 16, 2012, that it will join the so-called SOPA Strike, in which the English version will have a one-day Wikipedia blackout on Wednesday, January 18, 2012. Wikipedia official logo Image Credit: Wikipedia.org According to a press release by Wikipedia that day, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said that the online [...] Wikipedia to join Reddit blackout to protest SOPA, PIPA Wikipedia announced Monday its intention to participate in a voluntary one day blackout of its services in protest of "anti-piracy" legislation that opponents claim would "break the Internet." Wikipedia considers blackout (AP) - Wikipedia may black out its website Wednesday to protest anti-piracy legislation under consideration in Congress. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales announced on Twitter Monday that the popular community-based online encyclopedia will shut down its English versions for 24 hours in protest. Wikipedia Blackout In Anti-Piracy Law Protest Wikipedia will black out its English-language site for 24 hours in protest at proposed US anti-piracy legislation. Wikipedia planning blackout Wikipedia may black out its website Wednesday to protest anti-piracy legislation under consideration in Congress. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales announced Monday on Twitter that the popular community-based online encyclopedia will shut down its English versions for 24 hours in protest. Wikipedia calls for web blackout The founder of Wikipedia is leading calls for search engines and social media sites including Google, Facebook and Twitter to take themselves offline for an entire day in protest against a controversial bill winding its way through... Wikipedia plans blackout in SOPA protest A handful of large websites will go dark on Wednesday to protest an anti-piracy bill that critics say will wreck the Internet as we know it. Wikipedia announces 24 hour Blackout in opposition of SOPA/PIPA The free encyclopedia website announced Monday its English Wikipedia version will "blackout" January 18, 2012 for 24 hours. Wikipedia blackout to protest SOPA progress in Congress The online information service Wikipedia htreatens a blackout to protest SOPA progress in Congress
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