SOPA update: Wikipedia pulls plug in protest

January 18, 2012 | 240 notes

Wikipedia, one of the world’s most popular websites, has confirmed it will “go dark” on Wednesday when the site pulls the plug in a 24-hour protest against highly-contentious US online piracy legislation.

• Here’s the report on Guardian.co.uk about Wikipedia’s plans to pull the plug on its website in protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA);
• SOPA explained;
• Sites listed as participating in the ‘strike’ against SOPA.

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