Tag: PIPA

Reddit Blackout To Protest SOPA Goes Live
Much to the chagrin of, well, most of the people on the internet I assume, reddit has officially begun their blackout in protest of SOPA and PIPA. Reddit will be dark from 8 am...
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SOPA Blackout: SMBC Online Comic Joins Today’s Protests
Popular online comic "SMBC" joined the SOPA/PIPA protest blackout today. Rather than the usual front page, visitors were greeted with the bold headline: (image) Notice the li...
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SOPA Blackout Day: The Early Twitter Reaction
Since Twitter is not participating in the SOPA Blackout today, people are...
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Wikipedia SOPA Blackout Causes Freak Outs On Twitter
Chances are most of you who read news online have heard about the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act. Well, it was recently announced that Wikipedia would institute a bl...
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Craigslist SOPA Blackout: KEEP THOSE CLAMMY HANDS OFF THE INTERNET!
Craigslist is getting into the SOPA Blackout Day fun, displaying this message when you visit the site: STOP PIPA (Senate 968) & SOPA (HR 3261) Imagine a...
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Minecraft Says “NOPA” To PIPA & SOPA
Popular building game, Minecraft, has joined in on the SOPA/PIPA protest. Currently, if you visit the site you'll see the image above with the following message: "We are jo...
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Boing Boing Blackout: “SOPA Would Kill Us Forever”
Popular blog boingboing.net joined the SOPA Blackout at Midnight on Wednesday with a 503 error that reads: Boing Boing i...
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Google Protests SOPA With Blacked Out Logo
Although Google is not going to the lengths that Wikipedia is to show their oppos...
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WordPress.org Blackout To Protest SOPA / PIPA Now Live
Joining in on the protest of SOPA / PIPA Wordpress.org has blacked out their homepage for today. The site reads, "Many websites are black...
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Wikipedia SOPA Blackout Goes Live
As announced by Jimmy Wales, via Twitter, the Wikipedia SOPA / PIPA blackout is now live. For the next 24 hours when you visit Wikipedia.com you're greeted with the following image...
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Wikipedia Blackout To Protest SOPA / PIPA Goes Live
As expected, the biggest crowdsourced encyclopedia in the world has gone dark for English users. Wikipedia is probably the most prominent site that has...
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SOPA Blackout Set For January 18th: Here’s All The Info
Over the weekend, the Stop Online Piracy Act was dealt a major blow as the legislation was delayed until "outstanding concerns" have been addressed. SOPA will not move forward in...
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SOPA & PIPA: The Pirate Bay Worried About The Internet, Not Itself
The Pirate Bay has long been the favored whipping boy of anti-piracy advocates everywhere. Attempts to block it have been made in many countries, and it is one of the sites that dr...
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Google To Protest SOPA, PIPA With Homepage Link
Wednesday, January 18th is scheduled to be a internet-wide day of protest, as sites big and small are going dark for the day to express their disapproval of the SOPA / PIPA legisla...
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Going Dark For SOPA Blackout? Here Are Some Tips
As major sites like Wikipedia and reddit prepare for a Wednesday blackout to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act and its Senate cousin the Protect IP Act, many smaller sites are als...
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