Wikipedia has been shut down?

[Totally TyTy]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

For twenty-four hours, it seems that I can't find out information easily

Power to them, they are fighting a good fight.

[Smash INC]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

For twenty-four hours, it seems that I can't find out information easily

Power to them, they are fighting a good fight.

If you refresh the page and stop it from fully loading you can stop the protest thing from popping up.

[Johnny Rebel]

Perhaps other websites should follow suit... a day without Google would be chaos in my office and I'm assuming I'm not the only one.

[Gary]

Jan 23, Facebook, Twitter, Google and Amazon are rumored to shut down.

[Big Gay Honker]

It's a good thing, because not every American knows about SOPA/PIPA thanks to the limited media coverage.  Craigslist also has an ad about it on their front page, Reddit is down until tonight, Google has an ad on their page.  I have a feeling there will be many many enlightened people after today calling their reps.  I've already done this, and anyone of voting age should do the same.  One of my senator's signed that letter the Harry Reid asking him not to put PIPA to a vote, and I called him up and told his Aide to tell him I said thank you.

I also just found out Animalsbeingdicks.com is also out.  Well played.

[Russ]

Google.com has stuff about it on their page; the blackout's a great idea to be honest, shows what the internet would be like under this bill and it really fucking sucks!

[Judge]

Turn off Javascript and you can use Wikipedia.

[Gary]

Turn off Javascript and you can use Wikipedia.

Judge wants SOPA signed.

[Kieran King]

Turn off Javascript and you can use Wikipedia.

Likewise, press Escape before the blackout page gets to load. Might have to be a quite quick on fast connections.

[JustinP]

Pleaes forgive my ignorance, but can someone please enligthen me on these two bills.

[Al Black Rose]

They will give the US government the ability to regulate the internet in there hunt to try to stop online piracy, but in the end they will have unlimited power to do what they want to whatever they want online.

[Judge]

They'll be able to take down any website without due process.  MPAA can go "oh noes, I THINK they might be pirating" and EFK gets shut down and we have to prove we didn't pirate and MIGHT get the site back.

It's basically a censorship bill to allow them to shut down any site they want in the name of "national security"  It's shit and the congress critters are starting to finally get the hint.

[jagilki]

"EFK" wouldn't even have to pirate.  A poster here on the boards could link to a site that links to piracy and that would be enough.

[Drama Queen]

Well considering any of us in America can now legally be detained indefinately without council, this does not surprise me. I am curious how there is more being done about the internet freedom though than our ACTUAL freedom.

Don't get me wrong, I applaud those who stand up to this, but just don't know why more isn't being done about that other bill. And it's very worrying that the media is barely mentioning either of them.

[Gary]

Hell with all the real wrestlers in sigs, Vince could claim copyright infringement on all efeds that use them if he wanted too.