Blackout

• Wednesday, Jan. 18: the day of the SOPA blackout protest.
(Los Angeles Times)
• Thousands of internet sites are taking part in a "blackout" protest against anti-piracy laws being discussed in Congress.
(Yahoo Finance)
• In an unprecedented display of Internet force on Wednesday, thousands of websites went dark or self-censored to protest twin antipiracy measures pending in Congress.
(San Francisco Gate)
• In cutting off access to thousands of websites for a day, the tech industry flexed its political muscle with a dont-mess-with-the-Web campaign that highlighted its vast reach and how indispensable the Internet has become.
(Los Angeles Times)
• SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A blackout scheduled for Wednesday to protest against proposed legislation on online piracy has failed to get the support of the biggest Internet players.
(Reuters India)
• SAN FRANCISCO – Wikipedia has imposed a 24-hour blackout on its English language website, a move that has impacted millions of global users, but some savvy web surfers are already finding ways around the problem.
(FOX News)
• A number of Web sites, including Wikipedia, have gone dark today in protest of SOPA and PIPA — two controversial bills currently under consideration in Congress.
(Washington Post)
• Wednesday's mass protest strike of popular websites including Wikipedia, Reddit, Boing Boing and others against the Stop Online Piracy Act has had its intended effect–at least on one Senator.
(Forbes)
• Go to Wikipedia's English home page and it will look like its regular self for a second, but then – Go to Google's homepage, and you'll find its logo blacked out.
(ABC News)