Canadians support Wikipedia blackout protest against SOPA

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Wikipedia has announced to shut its English-language site for 24 hours to protest against proposed US anti-piracy legislation that according to the founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, jeopardizes the future of the Internet.

The campaign will start at midnight Eastern Time on Wednesday. The site of Wikipedia will black out and the visitors will only see information regarding the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa) and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (Pipa).

Moreover, the available content will convince Wikipedia readers to get in touch with their local congressman and urge them to vote against the bills.

Wales said: “This is a quite clumsily drafted legislation which is dangerous for an open Internet.”

A number of Canadians have promised to support Wikipedia and other prominent websites in going black on Wednesday. They believe the proposed legislation in the United States could have sweeping effects for Internet users around the world.

According to Sue Gardner, executive director of the Canadian Wikimedia Foundation, only the English version of Wikipedia is going offline Wednesday.

She said: “My hope is that when Wikipedia shuts down on Jan. 18, people will understand that we’re doing it for our readers. We support everyone’s right to freedom of thought and freedom of expression. We believe that new proposed laws like SOPA and PIPA, and other similar laws under discussion inside and outside the United States, don’t advance the interests of the general public.”

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