Wikipedia Blackout

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Wikipedia blacks out site to protest US bills – AP – msnbc.com
The 24-hour Wikipedia blackout is an unprecedented move for the online encyclopedia. However, it’s not complete: the block can be bypassed by changing browser settings, or by using the version of the site designed for cellphone screens. Clicking the …
How to work around Wikipedia blackout – Record
The Internet rallied Wednesday to fill in the black hole Wikipedia created by shutting down, and the free online encyclopedia itself offered people workarounds. “During the blackout, Wikipedia is accessible on mobile devices and smart phones. You can …
Wikipedia blackout continues; Huntsville-born co-founder says anti-piracy legislation “endangers free speech” – Everything Alabama Blog
Barely a year ago, Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales was celebrating the 10th anniversary of the online encyclopedia. Today, the popular community-based website is blacked out to protest anti-piracy legislation in Congress. Wikipedia went dark at …
Wikipedia begins blackout in protest against US anti-piracy laws – The Guardian
Wikipedia has taken its English-language content offline as part of a “day of darkness” in protest at US anti-piracy laws that it says could “fatally damage the free and open internet” and “severely limit people’s access to online information”. As of 5am …
SOPA and the wikipedia blackout
I wrote some time ago about net neutrality. And mentioned that it was complex subject with many facets and implications. Today, things just took another negative spin. This time with regard to intellectual property online. As you may have
Wikipedia Blackout: Media Sites Try To Fill Gap With 'AltWiki' Thread
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 (