Wikipedia editors question site's blackout Can the world live without Wikipedia for a day? The shutdown of one of the Internet's most-visited sites is not sitting well with some of its volunteer editors, who say the protest of anti-piracy legislation ... Wikipedia, Google protest Internet bills Wikipedia went dark, Google blotted out its logo and other popular websites planned protests on Wednesday to voice concern over legislation in the US Congress intended to crack down on online piracy. Posts tagged with WIKIPEDIA A blacked-out Wikipedia asks David Carr, the New York Times columnist, to "Imagine a world without free knowledge." Mr. Carr writes, "I just did and I didn't like it, now can I have my Wikipedia back?" Wikipedia, Google to protest Internet bills Wikipedia plans to go dark on Wednesday and Google and other websites are also planning protests to voice their concern over legislation in the US Congress intended to crack down on online piracy. Wikipedia still accessible during SOPA blackout -- with a little effort Wikipedia is the biggest name among the approximately 10,000 websites that pledged to go dark Wednesday in a broad Internet protest of the SOPA and PIPA online anti-piracy bills. But word has quickly spread about how to circumvent the blackout. Wikipedia, Google protest US antipiracy proposals January 18 is a date that will live in ignorance, as Wikipedia started a 24-hour blackout of its English-language articles, joining other sites in a protest of pending U.S. legislation aimed at shutting ... Gawkers Boost Wikipedia Traffic During SOPA, PIPA Protest Though Wikipedia has been dark since midnight in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA), the site has actually seen a boost in traffic today, according to preliminary analystis from Zscaler. Wikipedia to be blacked out over anti-piracy bill Wikipedia will black out the English language version of its website Wednesday to protest anti-piracy legislation under consideration in Congress, the foundation behind the popular community-based online encyclopedia said in a statement Monday night. Wikipedia editors question site's planned blackout Can the world live without Wikipedia for a day? The shutdown of one of the Internet's most-visited sites is not sitting well with some of its volunteer editors, who say the protest of anti-piracy legislation ... Wikipedia Plans 24-Hour Blackout to Protest U.S. Piracy Law Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia where users contribute and edit entries, will shut the English version of its website for 24 hours tomorrow to oppose proposed U.S. anti-piracy legislation.
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