Wikipedia blackout

Allow me to copy paste their own explanation [i]Why is Wikipedia blacked-out? Wikipedia is protesting against SOPA and PIPA by blacking out the English Wikipedia for 24 hours, beginning at midnight January 18, Eastern Time. ... Why is the blackout happening? Wikipedians have chosen to black out the English Wikipedia for the first time ever, because we are concerned that SOPA and PIPA will severely inhibit people's access to online information. ...[/i] The complete detail is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Learn_more

Wikipedia is blacked out because it is raising awareness about SOPA. Other sites have done this too and basically SOPA is a bill that Congress is voting on. If it passes, there will be internet censorship and sites like wikipedia could shut down. Even Mylot could get black listed in the US.

The wikipedia is blacked out today 19 Jan 2012 to protest against the US governments decision to impose restrictions and censorship on websites. It is not wikepedia alone that is being blacked out. It is a shame to see USA resorting to these measures while preaching democracy to the world.

Wikipedia is protesting the Stop Online Piracy Act.

Wikipedia is fighting against SOPA and PIPA. so do I. Why? we might go into jail from only quoting some article when SOPA and PIPA are active. We do not want piracy but not to limit freedom of knowledge.

Some lotters were able to use wikipedia with a firefox browser which doesn't have script

Yes, I really missed my Wikipedia today; but thankfully I can speak French, so I looked up a couple of things on Wikipedia France, which is not blacked out. By tomorrow, I believe normal service will be resumed.

Wikipedia was protesting the SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) Bill that the US Congress are discussing. Among other things, the bill also gives authorities the power to block any website and IP address they choose. This means that sites like WikiLeaks and Wikipedia can be blocked. Some people see it as a way of suppressing freedom of speech.

they are arguing some point against the government and though it is down, it will only be down for 24 hours (at least that is what i heard.)

I think things are being taken to far if they try to shut down wikipedia. I go there looking for information on things basically like a dictionary but with pictures etc. I have learned a lot from looking up things on wikipedia. I would be sad to see it go as it would be a lot harder to research all the information that is gathered in a group on wikipedia.

hello Capt, The only thing I know why this happened due to Stop Piracy Online Act. I can access the site using Firefox and yes, thu the site is not totally a 100% reliable, still, it's a great help when it comes to primary info.

It was pretty hilarious with some people actually not knowing what was going on with SOPA even after they had visited the Wikipedia site. Some people just don't bother to read, lol. Anyways, I guess your question might have already been answered. They are having the 24hr blackout to raise awareness on SOPA, Stop Online Piracy Act. Read about it and voice your opinion. I definitely disagree with SOPA but it depends on how each individual looks at it.

For what I know, wikipedia is going black for protesting against internet censorship, don't know much more about that. I hope that they come back to normal, because wikipedia changed everyone lives, you can find everything there.

Yes i also noticed earlier About the happening.They said about SOPA.This is a big deal,am sure every one will be affected on this ,because we people use some sites to help us,but since there was problems i think i dont know how,when will be going back to good.