On twitter today, thousands of teenagers and college students flocked to the online network to express their shock that Wikipedia had taken itself offline for 24 hours in protest of the anti-piracy SOPA legislation percolating through US Congress.
By Gregg Keizer Computerworld – A security company's advice on how to circumvent today's Wikipedia blackout has roiled some users. Earlier Wednesday UK-based Sophos told users they could access Wikipedia — which blacked itself out as part of a
By Patrick May This screen shot shows the blacked-out Wikipedia website, announcing a 24-hour protest against proposed legislation in the US Congress, intended to protect intellectual property that critics say could facilitate censorship,
Today, founder of the non-profit behind information archive Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, announced that the site will go dark for 24 hours on Wednesday in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Student warning!Do your
As Wikipedia shut down Wednesday in protest of pending Internet anti-piracy bills, did libraries experience an influx of calls seeking information? Twin Cities librarians said they didn't notice a change — but, then, they are always busy, they said.
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