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Despite its many problems, I use wikipedia, a lot. Too much. Sure enough, just now I tried to dig something up – and got the wikipedia blackout page. Where will we now quickly read up on SOPA (or whatever else)? The SOPA

As many as 7000 websites are participating today in protests of some form or another against the U.S. House Of Representatives' Stop Online Piracy Act.

Wikipedia and Google are concerned that the legislation, if passed, could be used to target legitimate sites where users share content. The 24-hour Wikipedia blackout is an unprecedented move for the online encyclopedia. However, it's not complete: the

For 24 hours, to raise awareness, we are blacking out Wikipedia." But the 'Learn more' section of the site paints another picture as the firm says: "During the blackout, Wikipedia is accessible on mobile devices and smartphones.

The Internet's largest and most popular general reference has gone dark. Wikipedia has joined a protest against something it believes is even darker: passage of the Stop Online Piracy and Protect Intellectual Property Acts.

Wikipedia and Google are concerned that the legislation, if passed, could be used to target legitimate sites where users share content. The 24-hour Wikipedia blackout is an unprecedented move for the online encyclopedia. However, it's not complete: the

In less than ten hours, Wikipedia will begin a blackout to the English-language Wikipedia. The blackout, which begins at 12:00

Click here Wikipedia editors question site's blackout Originally published: January 18, 2012 12:15 AM Updated: January 18, 2012 7:09 AM By The Associated Press PETER SVENSSON (AP Technology Writer) (AP) — Can the world live without Wikipedia for a day

The Internet's largest and most popular general reference has gone dark. Wikipedia has joined a protest against something it believes is even darker: passage of the Stop Online Piracy and Protect Intellectual Property Acts.

The Washington Post announced that it and other media organizations would be answering questions in place of Wikipedia – submissions would come via Twitter with the hashtag #altwiki.

Wiki Offline is probably the best option for iOS, but costs $5; Android uses, thanks to WikiDroyd, get the same experience for free. We're not certain if the Wikipedia mirrors will be available to download during the blackout, but they probably will be

Wiki Offline is probably the best option for iOS, but costs $5; Android uses, thanks to WikiDroyd, get the same experience for free. We're not certain if the Wikipedia mirrors will be available to download during the blackout, but they probably will be

SOPA Rep Blasts Wikipedia Blackout, Says Law To Go Forward In Feb. Comments (View); Text Size: A A; Email · Share. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Tx), who is leading a push to pass a controversial anti-piracy bill, issued a

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales defends the global blackout of the popular site, which is happening Wednesday (Jan. 18) in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).

Wiki Offline is probably the best option for iOS, but costs $5; Android uses, thanks to WikiDroyd, get the same experience for free. We're not certain if the Wikipedia mirrors will be available to download during the blackout, but they probably will be

NY Tech Meetup, a community comprised of more than 19000 technology enthusiasts, is planning a large rally for Wednesday afternoon to protest the anti-piracy legislation proposed by SOPA and PIPA. The rally will take place outside the midtown offices

Google on Tuesday announced it would make an unprecedented change to its homepage for American users on Wednesday, January 18, in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA), the

The anti-SOPA and PIPA demonstrations don't stop with site-wide blackouts planned for Wednesday by a number of web giants. People also have plans to meet up in real life and take the protest to the streets in cities such as

Supporters of the pending PIPA/SOPA anti-piracy bills often use The Pirate Bay as a prime example of a website that can be taken out under the new legislation. But is that really the case? The Pirate Bay team has been silent on the issue, until now.

The “knowledge blackout” is aimed at protecting the Internet – and the website's very existence – from online censorship, which many are equating to a complete disregard of due process.

Tepp noted that industry is now "at a place where a provision that has generated the most consternation, the most uproar" has been removed from SOPA and PIPA. "And what we're left with is a very narrow, carefully tailored, narrowly targeted bill that

Tepp noted that industry is now "at a place where a provision that has generated the most consternation, the most uproar" has been removed from SOPA and PIPA. "And what we're left with is a very narrow, carefully tailored, narrowly targeted bill that

Over the weekend, the Obama administration issued a potentially game-changing statement on the blacklist bills, saying it would oppose PIPA and SOPA as written, and drew an important line in the sand by emphasizing that

18, the English version of Wikipedia will go down for 24-hours to protest the US anti-piracy laws – Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA). FYI, that's midnight tonight. Here's everything you need to know to prepare for tomorrow's

Tepp noted that industry is now "at a place where a provision that has generated the most consternation, the most uproar" has been removed from SOPA and PIPA. "And what we're left with is a very narrow, carefully tailored, narrowly targeted bill that

On top of that, the White House responded to a pair of anti-SOPA and anti-PIPA petitions and came out against DNS blocking as well. With all that and SOPA on the shelf until the nerds can come in and a consensus is

Supporters of the pending PIPA/SOPA anti-piracy bills often use The Pirate Bay as a prime example of a website that can be taken out under the new legislation. But is that really the case? The Pirate Bay team has been silent

The English-language version of Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, will be shut down for 24 hours in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act and PIPA, the Protect Intellectual Property Act, now working their way through

As part of a sustained effort against (the recently-shelved) SOPA and (still-threatening) PIPA bills before Congress and the Senate, respectively, Wikipedia has.

It is joining the Anti-SOPA/PIPA movement by participating in Wednesday January 18th's website access blackout. NEW YORK, Jan 17 – Shadowville.com, a well known provider of music instrumentals for free and for purchase, announced today that it will be

DHARAMSHALA, January 17: Thousands of Tibetans from around the Golok region of eastern Tibet attended the funeral of Sonam Wangyal Sopa Rinpoche on Sunday morning. Sopa Rinpoche, a respected spiritual figure in his early forties passed away on the spot

There is a list on the Sopa Strike web site that names them all. However, some high profile web sites have not yet taken up the cause and these are the subjects of the bets being taken. Paddy Power said, "With so many websites potentially affected by

What is this all about: Help Stop SOPA/PIPA Turn off your website on January 18th for 12 hours. Simple and fast solution for turn the website off; use the Plugin WP Maintenance Mode, original for the activation of the

SOPA and PROTECT-IP are only the latest attempts, and even if the fuss we all make scares them away, mark my words, something similar will be back. First, let's be aware that market forces can be a bitch if you're on the wrong end of them.

What is this all about: Help Stop SOPA/PIPA Turn off your website on January 18th for 12 hours. Simple and fast solution for turn the website off; use the Plugin WP Maintenance Mode, original for the activation of the

searches on the Internet Tuesday include Wikipedia on news the online encyclopedia will shut down its English-language Web site for 24 hours to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act. Wikipedia, which said its blackout will go into effect Wednesday,

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"An 'Internet blackout' would obviously be both drastic and unprecedented," NetCoalition said in a statement. "We hope that the Senate will cancel its scheduled vote on PIPA so that we can get back to working with members on how to address the concerns

Wikipedia to join Reddit blackout to protest SOPA, PIPA | 'Student warning! Do your homework early'

A number of websites are (or were) planning to “go black” this week while the US Congress discusses issues related to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA). The website blackouts are part of a larger social media effort

On Saturday, Colorado Senator Mark Udall publicly opposed PIPA. I've been talking to Mark and his team for about a month about this and I'm incredibly proud of.

House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said early Saturday morning that Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) promised him the House will not vote on the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) unless there is

House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said early Saturday morning that Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) promised him the House will not vote on the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) unless there is

Chris Hayes, over on MSNBC, decided to be the first to seriously break the mainstream cable news' boycott over SOPA/PIPA with a big debate on the bill — mainly between NBCUniversal's top lawyer, Rick Cotton, and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian.

The White House just released a statement commenting on the pending SOPA and PIPA anti-piracy bills in congress. While the Obama Administration sides with the opposition by saying that free-speech should be protected,

On Saturday, Colorado Senator Mark Udall publicly opposed PIPA. I've been talking to Mark and his team for about a month about this and I'm incredibly proud of him for taking a stand on this issue. I've been a supporter of Mark's for many years and his

Before you get too excited, remember that the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA), the extremely similar Senate version of SOPA, is still steaming forward, and has to be stopped. But you can get a little excited, as this is pretty goddamned great news.

House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said early Saturday morning that Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) promised him the House will not vote on the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) unless there is

White House rejects SOPA and PIPA. By Cory Doctorow at 7:27 pm Saturday, Jan 14. Ranking members of the Obama administration have published a memo condemning the approach taken in SOPA and PIPA, the punishing, pending