Wikipedia Blackout

Why Jimmy Wales Allows "Vulva" on Wikipedia

Katie Engelhart | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Pipa, Wikipedia, Muhammad Cartoon, Free Speech Debate, Timothy Garton Ash, Free Speech, SOPA Bill, Oxford University, Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia Blackout, Technology News

Decisions made by Wikipedia editors are not law. But when it comes to determining what is 'normal' online -- and how much taboo we're willing to stomach on our Internet -- a Wikipedia referendum can count for just as much.

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Using Virtual Skills to Save the Real World

Chase Harrison | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Sopa Pipa, Keystone Xl Pipelime, SOPA Bill, Sopa Blackout, Enviromental-Activism, Wikipedia Blackout, Youth Activism, Sopa-Opinions, High School News

It is time for the environmental movement to go viral. Americans must use the voice demonstrated with SOPA/PIPA to strike down the Keystone XL Pipeline.

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Crowdsourcing the Congress: Wikipedia's Blackout Bomb

Michael Hais and Morley Winograd | Posted 03.23.2012

Read More: Mpaa, Pipa, Sopa, Riaa, Sopa Protest, Congress, Millennials, Sopa Blackout, Wikipedia Blackout, Technology News

It's time for Congressional leaders to use the learning experience of the SOPA/PIPA debate to throw off their generational blinders and find a way to concede power gracefully to a new generation with new ideas.

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Influencer of the Week: The Wikipedia Blackout

Connie Dieken | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Wikipedia, Congress, Wikipedia Blackout, Connie Dieken, Influencers, Pipa, Sopa, Influence, Business News

Wikipedia went dark for a day and illuminated the world on how to influence boldly in the 21st century. The site's massive one-day protest of the Sto...

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Reid Makes Big Decision On Anti-Piracy Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: Video, Pipa Vote, Lamar Smith, Lamar Smith Sopa, Pipa, Sopa and Pipa, Stop Online Privacy Act, Harry Reid, Protect IP, Wikipedia Blackout, Sopa Vote, Sopa and Pipa Bills, Harry Reid PIPA, Sopa, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- In a significant victory for open Internet advocates, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman ...

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This Internet Spring Could Lead to an Internet Awakening

Craig Newmark | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Internet, Technology, Sopa Pipa, Pipa, Sopa, SOPA Internet, Sopa Blackout, Wikipedia Blackout, Wikipedia Blackout Sopa, Technology News

Sure, SOPA and PIPA are really destructive, potentially damaging U.S. competitiveness and genuinely killing jobs. However, there's some good news associated with the reaction to the bad law, news that we're missing.

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SOPA/PIPA Aftermath: Where We Go Next

Raven Brooks | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Mpaa, Chris Dodd, Blackout, Pipa, Al Franken, Sopa, Sopa Protest, Online Advocacy, Sopa Pipa, Sopa Blackout, Net Neutrality, Wikipedia Blackout, Politics News

It seems that SOPA and PIPA are dead in their current forms, but like zombies they'll be back under different names. I think there are a couple of lessons worth taking away from Wednesday's protest.

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Let's SOPAfy Everything

Daniel Cluchey | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Sopa Protest, Google Sopa, Facebook Sopa, Sopa Pipa, SOPA Bill, Sopa Blackout, Wikipedia Blackout, Google Protest, Sopa, Wikipedia SOPA, Politics News

The days of the sit-in are gone, replaced not a moment too soon by the days of the status update.

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SOPACALYPSE: The Funniest Web Blackout Tweets

Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Sopa vs the Internet, Video, Sopa Pipa, Funny Pictures, Pipa, Slideshows, Comedy Slideshows, Funny Slideshows, Wikipedia Blackout, Urlesque, Memes, Comedy News, Sopa, Comedy News

Sure, today's massive SOPA protest blackout sounded like a good idea in theory. For one day, thousands of popular sites across the Internet would shut...

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How To Access Wikipedia During The Blackout

The Huffington Post | Timothy Stenovec | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Wikipedia, Internet Blackout, Video, Pipa, Sopa Blackout, Wikipedia Blackout, Sopa Wikipedia, Wikipedia Protest, Sopa, Wikipedia SOPA, How to Access Wikipedia, Technology News

If you've attempted to visit one of the 3.8 million articles in the English-language version of Wikipedia today, then you already know that the site h...

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Major SOPA Supporter Sounds Off On SOPA, Then Deletes Tweet

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Sopa Protest, Jonathan Lamy Riaa, Piracy, Jonathan Lamy, Riaa Sopa, Pipa, Internet Censorship, Wikipedia Blackout, Sopa Supporters, Riaa, Sopa, Technology News

The internet filled with snark on Wednesday, as a slew of websites went dark to protest anti-piracy bills SOPA and PIPA. Not to be outdone by journali...

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#FactsWithoutWikipedia: Users Improvise During Blackout

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Wikipedia, Sopa Pipa, Pipa, SOPA Bill, Slidepollajax, Sopa Blackout, Sopa Blackouts, Wikipedia Blackout, Factswithoutwikipedia, Sopa, Technology News

After Wikipedia shut down at midnight on Tuesday, Jan. 18, students everywhere began to panic about how they were going to do their homework. The o...

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Wikipedia Needs Women

Sarah Stierch | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: PIPA Protest, Sopa Protest, Stop Sopa, Internet Censorship Bill, Women and Wikipedia, Sopa Blackout, Wikipedia Blackout, Wikipedia, Internet Censorship, Ada Lovelace, Women and Tech, Women News

As I write this, I watch our team of staff and volunteers slowly black out Wikipedia, and I realize what women would have to lose if this blackout became permanent.

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How SOPA Could Affect Nonprofits

Huffington Post | By Eleanor Goldberg and Jessica Prois | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Reddit, Wikipedia, Video, Benetech, Jim Fruchterman, Sopa Pipa, Pipa, Christopher Gardner, Wikipedia Blackout, Reddit Blackout, Beth Kanter, Sopa, Impact News

A number of high-profile websites, including Wikipedia and Reddit, have shut down Wednesday to protest proposed anti-piracy legislation, and some expe...

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Wikipedia Editors Question Site's Controversial Blackout

AP | By PETER SVENSSON | Posted 03.19.2012

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NEW YORK -- Can the world live without Wikipedia for a day? The shutdown of one of the Internet's most-visited sites is not sitting well with some of ...

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Media Outlets Try To Fill Gap Left By Wikipedia Blackout

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Wikipedia, Wikipedia Media, Wikipedia Blackout, Media Wikipedia, Altwiki, Pipa, Sopa, Media News

With Wikipedia temporarily blacked out to protest the SOPA and PIPA bills currently making their way through Congress, some media outlets have stepped...

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11 Huge Sites Protesting SOPA, PIPA

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.18.2012

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On January 18, over 7,000 websites -- including Wikipedia and Google -- will protest anti-piracy legislation currently making its way through Congress...

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NY Tech Meetup Protesting SOPA Outside Senators' Offices

The Huffington Post | Inae Oh & Christopher Mathias | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Kristen Gillibrand, New York Tech, Wikipedia, Video, Ny News, Pipa, Wikipedia Blackout, Ny Tech Meetup, New York Protests, Charles Schumer, Sopa, New York News

NY Tech Meetup, a community comprised of more than 19,000 technology enthusiasts, held a large rally Wednesday afternoon to protest the anti-piracy le...

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Students Panic Ahead Of Wikipedia Blackout

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Wikipedia, Video, Wikipedia Sopa Blackout, Wikipedia Blackout, Wikipedia Black Out, Wikipedia SOPA, Technology News

"omfg NO wikipedia is closing tomorrow HOW AM I GOING TO DO HOMEWORK" That question, posed by @LucieLovesYah on Twitter, is weighing heavily on stu...

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What SOPA And PIPA Mean For Women

Jessica Pearce Rotondi | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Sopa Protest, Stop Online Piracy Act, Protect Ip Act, Wikipedia Jimmy Wales, Sopa Pipa, Wikipedia-Protest-Sopa, Pipa, Sopa and Pipa, Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia Blackout, Reddit Blackout, Sopa, Women News

Here's what women need to know about the proposed bills and blackout -- and why we stand to be disproportionately affected.

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Wikipedia To Go Dark In Protest Of SOPA

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 02.10.2012

Read More: Wikipedia, Video, Sopa Pipa, Pipa, Sopa and Pipa, Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia Blackout, January 18, January 18 Blackout, Sopa, Wikipedia Blackout Sopa, Wikipedia SOPA, Technology News

Wikipedia has issued an official statement confirming a planned blackout on January 18. Scroll down for update. Wikipedia has apparently joined th...

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Wikipedia Weighs Blackout To Protest Bill

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales Wikipedia, Video, Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia Blackout, Internet Piracy, Stop Internet Piracy Act, Wikipedia SOPA, Sopa, Wikipedia Blackout Sopa, Technology News

Enjoy it while you can: Wikipedia could temporarily go off the air. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has asked users to weigh in on a potential Wikip...

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