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    Default Wikipedia, Craigslist, other sites go black in SOPA protest

    Following through on their threats to shut down for a day over controversial proposed anti-piracy legislation, a coalition of websites including the hugely popular user-generated encyclopedia Wikipedia went black as midnight struck the East Coast.

    Visitors to English-language pages on Wikipedia, regularly ranked as one of the five most popular sites on the Internet, with an estimated 2.7 billion monthly pageviews in the U.S., instead found only a headline stating "Imagine a World Without Free Knowledge." Stating that the proposed SOPA and PIPA anti-piracy bills "could fatally damage the free and open internet," the message said Wikipedia would be blacked out for 24 hours and asked visitors to contact their congressional representatives, providing a search box to look them up by ZIP code.

    Other sites that shut down and displayed similar language included classified listings site Craigslist and technology blog BoingBoing, while a note on the social news website Reddit said it would begin its blackout at 8 a.m. Eastern time. Hundreds of other websites were scheduled to go dark, according to SOPAStrike.com.
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    Not effectively done as I'm still able to use the English version of Wiki. Not to worry though, the other languages are up so use those for now if you can't access it.
    Craigslist is also working (*whew*)
    ShadowWolfe, signing off *salute*
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    http://wallbase.cc/start/

    is off too. google and facebook arent loading for me either
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    add demonoid to the list

    razer has been shouting it at ces but this nice ... [ramesh dont click link u will be offended ]
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    XDA-Developers is also down wont return until the get 50,000 people to sign the petition
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    Quote Originally Posted by willy View Post
    XDA-Developers is also down wont return until the get 50,000 people to sign the petition
    This bothers me more than the other sites.

    ipmart-forum just joined in:

    http://www.ipmart-forum.com/forum.php
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    Well given all that is happening what are all your opinions on the blackout? Would SOPA affect Jamaica?
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    I just see this as another way of trying to control what ppl do online.

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    Mashable.com has images of some of the sites that are blacked out today:
    http://mashable.com/2012/01/18/inter...ter-sopa-pics/
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    Quote Originally Posted by ShadowWolfe Hellscream View Post
    Not effectively done as I'm still able to use the English version of Wiki. Not to worry though, the other languages are up so use those for now if you can't access it.
    Craigslist is also working (*whew*)
    Wiki is a goner now was just researching sumtin - good link ramesh -
    just saw wiki is on it - an google?
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    Without Free KnowledgeFor over a decade, we have spent millions of hours building the largest encyclopedia in human history. Right now, the U.S. Congress is considering legislation that could fatally damage the free and open Internet. For 24 hours, to raise awareness, we are blacking out Wikipedia. Learn more.

    Make your voice heard
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