Wikipedia will shut down for 24 hours Wednesday to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act, founder Jimmy Wales announced on Monday.
In doing so, Wikipedia joins a long list of web companies such as Reddit and Mozilla that are taking similar measures against the proposed legislation. Wikipedia to Shut Down in Protest of SOPA<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/16/idUS178605270520120116&ct=ga&cad=CAEQARgAIAAoATAAOABA-fnR-ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=OjIJDts4no4&usg=AFQjCNE8N6BNayxhUB1-pFqI8IQx9oJ63Q> Reuters #sopa" In place of Wikipedia, users will see instructions for how to reach local members of Congress, which Wales hopes "will melt phone systems in Washington." He also noted that comScore estimates the English Wikipedia's web traffic at 25 million ... See all stories on this topic ><http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/16/idUS178605270520120116%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAEQARgAIAAoBjAAOABA-fnR-ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=OjIJDts4no4&usg=AFQjCNGLg9jiaaNBiUez2tKxOshyQNaKfA> Wikipedia to join Web blackout protesting SOPA<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57359773/wikipedia-to-join-web-blackout-protesting-sopa/&ct=ga&cad=CAEQARgAIAAoATABOAFA-fnR-ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=OjIJDts4no4&usg=AFQjCNETxO0XfODow4-VYLTN1c0rFmYv7g> CBS News (Getty Images) Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has decided to join a protest of SOPA by shutting down his site on Wednesday. Calling it a "decision of the Wikipedia community," Wales said he plans to join other Web sites in ceasing operations to protest ... See all stories on this topic ><http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57359773/wikipedia-to-join-web-blackout-protesting-sopa/%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAEQARgAIAAoBjABOAFA-fnR-ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=OjIJDts4no4&usg=AFQjCNHnhmBUBdbutS_3zVlJ3s0ZyWmEpQ>
