Wikipedia, the one of popular website on Internet today observe a Blackout for 24 Hour in India against the decision in which U.S. Congress is considering legislation that could fatally damage the free and open Internet as per wiki website. Wikipedia website today to observe a 24-hour blackout on their home pages to protest against Internet regulations proposed by the US Congress. Wikipedia blacked out access to its widely-used, user generated, free-source content. Inserting a search term took users briefly to the relevant page before it was replaced by a protest page with the headline “Imagine a world without free knowledge.”
Protesting against internet regulations proposed by the US Congress, Google, Wikipedia and Craig’s List on Wednesday enforced a 24-hour blackout on their home pages. Clicking on the redacted logo took one to a petition beneath the slogan, “End piracy, not liberty”, in which Google outlined its opposition to the proposed legislation. “Two bills before Congress, known as the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House, would censor the Web and impose harmful regulations on American business,” Google explained. “There’s no need to make American social networks, blogs and search engines censor the Internet or undermine the existing laws that have enabled the Web to thrive, creating millions of US jobs.” The online behemoths got their message across, although some giants such as Facebook and Twitter did not join the blackout despite their opposition to the proposed legislation. They said they did not want to affect everyday user experience. On Wikipedia website today you will see message "Imagine a World Without Free Knowledge. For 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"
Protesting against internet regulations proposed by the US Congress, Google, Wikipedia and Craig’s List on Wednesday enforced a 24-hour blackout on their home pages. Clicking on the redacted logo took one to a petition beneath the slogan, “End piracy, not liberty”, in which Google outlined its opposition to the proposed legislation. “Two bills before Congress, known as the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House, would censor the Web and impose harmful regulations on American business,” Google explained. “There’s no need to make American social networks, blogs and search engines censor the Internet or undermine the existing laws that have enabled the Web to thrive, creating millions of US jobs.” The online behemoths got their message across, although some giants such as Facebook and Twitter did not join the blackout despite their opposition to the proposed legislation. They said they did not want to affect everyday user experience. On Wikipedia website today you will see message "Imagine a World Without Free Knowledge. For 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"
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