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Read MoreWikipedia outage sparks rage on Twitter
CBS News
Wikipedia's pages can still be reached during the Internet blackout protest of the SOPA and PIPA online piracy bills. Wikipedia's English home page says, in part, "Right now, the U.S. Congress is considering legislation that could fatally damage the free and open Internet. For 24 hours, to raise awareness, we are blacking out Wikipedia." Patent-holders [...]
Read MoreStop SOPA In Seattle: Microsoft, Amazon, Geekwire, and A Rally
Seattle Post
Hockey Wilderness joins the protest. We ask you to get informed. 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 and crafted the cachy, “STOP [...]
Read MoreSOPA Blackout Aims To Block Internet Censorship Bill
Huffington P
Internet lobbying against the bill has been fierce and has resulted in a couple of victories: a White House statement opposing House and Senate anti-piracy bills in their current forms and the dropping of a controversial provision in SOPA that required Josh Wolford's comprehensive rundown of the SOPA/PIPA protest blackouts slated for tomorrow mentioned how [...]
Read MoreSOPA and PIPA: Just the Facts
PCWorld
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. Although the White House this weekend expressed. The English-language version of Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, will be shut down for 24 hours in protest of [...]
Read MoreProtests against SOPA, PIPA go viral
Computerworl
The Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) is hosting a discussion on the SOPA House bill and the PIPA Senate bill at 12:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday. 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 [...]
Read MoreWikipedia blackout: Why even supporters question anti-SOPA move
Christian Sc
Here's a nice wrapup of issues around the House's Stop Online Piracy Act. And here's a whimsical guide for five ways to survive the Wikipedia blackout. By David Beard | 02:27 PM ET, 01/17/2012 SuperFan badge holders consistently post smart, SOPA Rep Blasts Wikipedia Blackout, Says Law To Go Forward In Feb. Comments (View); Text [...]
Read MoreSOPA opponents gaining momentum; Wikipedia, Google join protest
msnbc.com
I'm sure you've heard by now that SOPA is bad and would ruin the Internet, but have you actually read the bill? If not, it's worth reading, for two reasons. First, if you are going to oppose a bill, you should know exactly what you're opposing, Hollywood, one of the biggest backers of SOPA, is [...]
Read MoreWikipedia Blackout: Websites Wikipedia, Reddit, Others Go Dark Wednesday to …
ABC News
It is in Wikipedia, but the article won't be available January 18, as for the first time this world wide encyclopedia will be closed down to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act that in the name of protecting commerce could jeopardize sites such as Other big Internet players haven't rallied behind Jimmy Wales, after the [...]
Read MoreSlashGear 101: SOPA and PIPA explained in plain English
SlashGear
The Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) is hosting a discussion on the SOPA House bill and the PIPA Senate bill at 12:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday. The Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) is hosting a discussion on the SOPA House bill and the PIPA Senate bill at 12:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday. The Progressive Change [...]
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