Wikipedia Anti-SOPA Blackout
January 18, 2012 ⋅ Tech ⋅ by Gwyneth Goh ⋅ 3618 Views

Following the recent announcement that it was joining the ranks of protesters in the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) battle, Wikipedia officially began a 24-hour online blackout at the stroke of midnight East Coast United States time, today, January 18. This move aligns the largest online encyclopedia with a host of opposition to the SOPA and PIPA legislation, who believe that the legislation, if passed, would infringe upon the free exchange of information that many value. The bill would permit the Justice Department of the United States and content owners the ability to seek a court order that would require search engines to block certain results that are associated with pirated material. The protest has understandably garnished hardened opinions on both sides of the spectrum, with Wikipedia’s actions positioning it as one of the more notably outspoken and extreme measures in protest. More information can be found here. To let your voice be heard in opposition of the movement, join the petition to prevent SOPA today.

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  • http://twitter.com/VKATDNO VILLAIN

    No it was actually pretty stupid, I needed my fucking SKYRIM FACTS!

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  • http://twitter.com/panamaxRED Lux

    If today you NEED to use wikipedia today… just stop loading the page so you won’t be redirected and you’ll be able to see the page normal.

  • Jaymer Delapena

    +1 Rawr Denim.  What is Hypebeast doing?

  • http://www.witnesstochange.co.uk Witness to Change

    Good to see.

  • http://twitter.com/TeflonDon305 Rick Ross

    Its still working… weak.

  • http://twitter.com/LeadfeatherCo Jordan Kulhawik

    While I’m sure they support it, those little boxes on the side and top of the page are why they can’t exactly shut down their site.

  • http://twitter.com/ChaseJepson Chase

    You can still use it, just go there and pick any language, then type your search in.  You can copy that URL into google and have it translate the page for you.  But then again, that is too much work so fuck SOPA and PIPA

  • http://twitter.com/Mikeiuraduri Mike F. Iuraduri

    thats exactly what i was wondering, Why arent you supporting this movement Hypebeast?

  • http://twitter.com/gurvirsangha Gurvir Sangha

    Fuck your couch.

  • http://www.rawrdenim.com Rawr Denim

    Well done Wikipedia. @hypebeast where do you stand?

  • http://twitter.com/honght Dominic Hong HannTat

    fuck SOPA and PIPA.

  • Jonathan Gouin

    fuck SOPA.