Wikipedia Blackout
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- johnny_wobble0
you know what they say, once you go black...
- ...you start doing crack.panacea
- he was being ironic...mikotondria3
- I was being facetiouspanacea
- k_temp0
I NEED WIKIPEDIA GODSDAMN IT!
I NEED TO DO research.
- http://fr.wikipedia.…pablo28
- sigh... c'est la vie...k_temp
- hellojeehae0
- angry kids who can't do their homework because of wiki blackouthellojeehae
- #republicansblow lolmcmillions
- panacea0
Was working on my Android...
- CygnusZero40
Weird, I was just using it on my macbook. My macbook apparently is racist and wont view black websites.
- LOL! Dark Knight Rises!panacea
- There it goes, I see black now. It's had a change of heart I suppose.CygnusZero4
- i_monk0
Why are they blacking out the site to non-US users? There's nothing we can do about your laws, and by and large these acts won't really impact us. It might even make the internet better by treating all of the US as damage.
- +1animatedgif
- Agreed, stupidpanacea
- got u talking about it didnt it?BrokenHD
- It doesn't matter if *I* talk about it.i_monk
- It's silly to think this won't affect anyone outside US. Unless you visit only non US website and you live in North Korea.sephil
- stewdio0
@i_monk These laws could indeed impact Internet users outside the US:
- i_monk0
hahahaha: https://twitter.com/herpderpedia…
- Gordy220
Stewdio - you got a hat-tip at Gawker:
- BrokenHD0
"RT @haleyspicer - If Wikipedia disappears for forever there's no way I'm getting through college.."
- BrokenHD0
"RT @TestingRhymes - Why has wikipedia gone? I think they have done this on purpose. #confused"
- i_monk0
The funniest part is these people don't even read the explanation. All 30 words of it.
- i_monk0
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/…
MPAA's Chris Dodd takes aim at SOPA strike
Hollywood's chief lobbyist lashed out at tech companies for mounting Tuesday night's planned online blackout to protest proposed anti-piracy legislation that has pitted Southern California movie and music distributors against Silicon Valley Internet corporations.Motion Picture Assn. of America Chief Executive Chris Dodd, the former Senator from Connecticut, accused technology companies such as Google, Mozilla and Wikipedia of resorting to stunts.
As part of the largest online strike in history, thousands of websites planned to black out their pages or shut down completely starting Tuesday night to protest anti-piracy bills they feel would limit freedom of speech and saddle legitimate websites with onerous legal costs.
But Dodd called the blackout a "dangerous gimmick."
"It is an irresponsible response and a disservice to people who rely on them for information and who use their services,'' Dodd said in a statement. "It is also an abuse of power given the freedoms these companies enjoy in the marketplace today."
Meanwhile, NetCoalition, a group of leading Internet and technology companies, announced that it launched a radio advertising campaign highlighting the Protect IP Act (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
"We want to let people know that these bills will harm American jobs and our economy by stifling innovation and chilling investment in one of the few industries growing and hiring,'' said Markham Erickson, executive director of NetCoalition.
- dbloc0
Zuckerberg's Response
- bliznutty0
Mark Zuckerberg
The internet is the most powerful tool we have for creating a more open and connected world. We can't let poorly thought out laws get in the way of the internet's development. Facebook opposes SOPA and PIPA, and we will continue to oppose any laws that will hurt the internet.The world today needs political leaders who are pro-internet. We have been working with many of these folks for months on better alternatives to these current proposals. I encourage you to learn more about these issues and tell your congressmen that you want them to be pro-internet.
You can read more about our views here: https://www.facebook.com/Faceboo….
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