Aljazeera English, 18 Jan 2012
Online encyclopaedia Wikipedia and some smaller websites are protesting against legislation in the US Congress intended to crack down on online piracy by temporarily blacking out their sites.
The popular community-edited encyclopaedia blacked out its English-language site on Wednesday to seek support against the proposed bills which its founder Jimmy Wales said threatens the future of the internet. Full story
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