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Wikipedia joins blackout protest at US anti-piracy moves
Wikipedia‘s Blackout
Read how Wikipedia is protesting against Sopa and PIPA by blacking their english wikipedia for 24 hours. Read why and what is happening and read the latest comments and warnings issued by various news bodies including BBC, Sky and MSNBC...
Imagine a World without free knowledge.
Wikipedia , 18th January
What exactly is Wikipedia doing?
Wikipedia is protesting against SOPA and PIPA by blacking out the English Wikipedia for 24 hours, beginning at midnight January 18, Eastern Time. Readers who come to English Wikipedia during the blackout will not be able to read the encyclopedia: instead, they will see messages intended to raise awareness about SOPA and PIPA, and encouraging them to share their views with their elected representatives, and via social media. Read more
Wikipedia joins blackout protest at US anti-piracy moves
BBC , 18 January 2012 Last updated at 08:12 GMT
Wikipedia says the legislation could fatally damage a free and open internet Wikipedia has taken its English-language site offline as part of protests against proposed anti-piracy laws in the US. Users attempting to access the site see a black screen and a political statement: ‘Imagine a world without free knowledge.
‘ The user-generated news site Reddit and the blog Boing Boing are also taking part in the ‘blackout‘.
Wikipedia Blackout In Anti-Piracy Law Protest
SKY, 11:11am UK, Tuesday January 17, 2012
Wikipedia will black out its English-language site for 24 hours in protest at proposed US anti-piracy legislation. If passed, the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa) would give content owners and the US government the power to request court orders to shut down websites associated with piracy. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said the act threatens the future of the internet and has said the online encyclopedia site will be shut down from 5am GMT on Wednesday.
STOP ONLINE PIRACY ACT (SOPA)
How it will work: US Attorney‘s office will have the power to order internet providers not to carry offshore sites it deems illegal.
What providers will have to do: Monitor customers‘ traffic and block web sites suspected of copyright infringement
Who supports Sopa: The music recording industry, Hollywood film companies, police and firefighters among others
Scammers likely to prey on Wikipedia blackout. Watch out for suspicious emails promising access to it and other sites .
MSNBC - By Matt Liebowitz , updated 1/17/2012 5:45:24 PM ET
When Wikipedia goes dark Wednesday to protest the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), Internet scammers and crooks are bound to fill the void.
When a news story grabs worldwide attention, especially one as polarizing as SOPA, which experts say could irreparably alter the Internet as we know it, right behind the pundit and the endless media coverage lurks the online scammer, eager to prey on the hordes of unsuspecting Web surfers looking for up-to-the-minute information.
It‘s happened with the Japanese tsunami and earthquake, the deaths of Osama Bin Laden and Moammar Gadhafi and countless other stories: When there‘s interest, scammers launch into action with fake websites, ‘exclusive‘ malware-laden videos, and a host of other tricks.