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Stop Online Piracy Act (view source)
Revision as of 16:22, February 23, 2012
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On January 18, 2012, some liberal websites launched a "protest" of SOPA and PIPA. English Wikipedia shut down for 24 hours, and Google ran a black banner. English Wikipedia shut down after a quick discussion generated comments from 1,800 users. 763 of those users supported the shutdown, while the rest favored other actions or no actions. Many of those voting for a shut down were newly-created accounts, so the vote did not reflect the wishes of the 100,000 Wikipedia editors. Other Wikipedia projects, such as Simple English Wikipedia, voted to not protest. During and after the protest, the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) urged users to contact their Congressional representatives. WMF claimed that SOPA "threatened the existence of Wikipedia" while internal critics there disputed that claim.
On January 18, 2012, some liberal websites launched a "protest" of SOPA and PIPA. English Wikipedia shut down for 24 hours, and Google ran a black banner. English Wikipedia shut down after a quick discussion generated comments from 1,800 users. 763 of those users supported the shutdown, while the rest favored other actions or no actions. Many of those voting for a shut down were newly-created accounts, so the vote did not reflect the wishes of the 100,000 Wikipedia editors. Other Wikipedia projects, such as Simple English Wikipedia, voted to not protest. During and after the protest, the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) urged users to contact their Congressional representatives. WMF claimed that SOPA "threatened the existence of Wikipedia" while internal critics there disputed that claim.
The day after the online "protest," the [[United States Department of Justice]] shut down [[Megaupload]], a website allegedly associated with software piracy. Media attention quickly shifted from the "protest" to the Megaupload crack-down.
The day after the online protest, the [[United States Department of Justice]] shut down [[Megaupload]], a website allegedly associated with software piracy. Media attention quickly shifted from the protest to the Megaupload crack-down.
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