zdnet.com— The English version of Wikipedia will go offline on Wednesday for 24 hours to protest the SOPA anti-piracy bill.
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Google, yes. But sites like Twitter and Facebook should stay online so the informed can explain what's going on to the uninformed; to help the message trend and go viral.
Ok, truth be told Wikipedia is more of a "middle-weight" fighter in the ring, but as much as I LOVE Reddit and how they got the ball rolling, Wikipedia is one of the first sites to announce this that'll effect people who didn't already know about it.
Despite thousands of sites supporting this, what you really need are Google/youtube, Facebook, ebay, paypal, and Amazon to do it. Despite them all being anti-SOPA if they want to make a difference they need to "go dark" for a day and highlight the dangers of SOPA.
wikimedia is a heavyweight if you look at all of their sites and i think ppl will get the message....and any idiot that voted for sopa will be unemployed in nov.
Where will people be able to digg up questionable facts from? And then present them in online arguments that only 5 people read? This is going to be very rough on Digg trolls, but I commend the online "sit in" towards freedom.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
dsmxJan 17, 2012
just need google, facebook and possibly twitter to follow suit and this might actually lead somewhere.
usarugulaJan 17, 2012
Google, yes. But sites like Twitter and Facebook should stay online so the informed can explain what's going on to the uninformed; to help the message trend and go viral.
ikorkyiJan 17, 2012
sopa is dead, they mean pipa?
confuciussayJan 16, 2012
Is Digg blacking out also on that day ?
backmufuckaJan 17, 2012
Digg should black out permanently.
MrFrogyJan 17, 2012
They stayed with GoDaddy, so I doubt it. Not a lot of solidarity for the cause within these walls.
micahcJan 17, 2012
They should, I mean, if they are cool.
You're cool, right Digg?
trdrstvJan 17, 2012
FINALLY! A heavyweight enters the fight!
Ok, truth be told Wikipedia is more of a "middle-weight" fighter in the ring, but as much as I LOVE Reddit and how they got the ball rolling, Wikipedia is one of the first sites to announce this that'll effect people who didn't already know about it.
Despite thousands of sites supporting this, what you really need are Google/youtube, Facebook, ebay, paypal, and Amazon to do it. Despite them all being anti-SOPA if they want to make a difference they need to "go dark" for a day and highlight the dangers of SOPA.
Closed AccountJan 17, 2012
wikimedia is a heavyweight if you look at all of their sites and i think ppl will get the message....and any idiot that voted for sopa will be unemployed in nov.
usarugulaJan 17, 2012
Prediction: Conservatives on digg will argue as usual, while Liberals will be crippled by lack of presentable research.
mrcolinmJan 17, 2012
I was too happy. . . Was I saw. .
johnnysoftwareJan 17, 2012
WTG, Congress.
sheopleherderJan 17, 2012
Where will people be able to digg up questionable facts from? And then present them in online arguments that only 5 people read? This is going to be very rough on Digg trolls, but I commend the online "sit in" towards freedom.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.