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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:13:01 PST</pubDate>
<title>Jimmy Wales In Favor Of Wikipedia Blackout: Community Must Decide</title>
<dc:creator>Mike Masnick</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[ While there have been some previous discussions about whether or not Wikipedia would <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111212/16232517056/wikipedia-considers-blackout-to-protest-sopa.shtml">black out</a> its site to protest SOPA/PIPA -- and the community's consensus was to do so -- it appeared that they had agreed that the trigger for a black out would be <i>on the passing</i> of the bill.  That's a little late.  However, now, with <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120110/17302817369/reddit-plans-to-black-out-site-day-to-protest-sopapipa.shtml">Reddit's plan</a> to black out its site next Wednesday being joined by lots of other sites, some have been demanding that Wikipedia join them.  Jimmy Wales has now spoken out saying <a href="http://www.truth-out.org/wikipedia-users-talk-blackout-protest-stop-online-piracy-act-jimmy-wales-gives-thumbs/1326474044" target="_blank">he supports a blackout on Wednesday</a> with Reddit, but would like the community to come to agreement first:
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I'm all in favor of it, and I think it would be great if we could act quickly to coordinate with Reddit. I'd like to talk to our government affairs advisor to see if they agree on this as useful timing, but assuming that's a greenlight, I think that matching what Reddit does (but in our own way of course) per the emerging consensus on how to do it, is a good idea. But that means we need to move forward quickly on a concrete proposal and vote - we don't have the luxury of time that we usually have, in terms of negotiating with each other for weeks about what's exactly the best possible thing to do. As I understand it, the Foundation is talking to people about how we can geolocate and guide people to their Congressperson, etc. Geoff will know about that. Our task is to decide to do it with a thumbs up / thumbs down vote.
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So, speak up, Wikipedians...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120113/12361117403/jimmy-wales-favor-wikipedia-blackout-community-must-decide.shtml">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120113/12361117403/jimmy-wales-favor-wikipedia-blackout-community-must-decide.shtml#comments">Comments</a> | <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120113/12361117403/jimmy-wales-favor-wikipedia-blackout-community-must-decide.shtml?op=sharethis">Email This Story</a><br />
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<slash:department>speak-up</slash:department>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:33:29 PST</pubDate>
<title>Wikipedia Considers Blackout To Protest SOPA</title>
<dc:creator>Mike Masnick</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[ As more and more internet operations recognize the horrors of SOPA, they're stepping up to do stuff about it.  The latest is that Wikipedia is <a href="http://torrentfreak.com/wikipedia-mulls-total-blackout-to-oppose-sopa-111212/" target="_blank">considering a blackout on the site in protest</a> -- a move that might actually catch Congress' attention because people in Congress actually use Wikipedia all the time.  There's a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jimbo_Wales#Request_for_Comment:_SOPA_and_a_strike" target="_blank">discussion on the site</a> concerning whether or not Wikipedia should make this move, and it's not a bad time to add your thoughts to the discussion.  Most of the discussion so far appears to be in favor, but more thoughts can only help.  The idea is to model this on the rather powerful message that was sent back in October when Wikipedia <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111005/06071816206/access-to-italian-wikipedia-blocked-protest-wiretapping-bill-italy.shtml">blocked access</a> to its Italian version in protest of a new wiretapping law.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111212/16232517056/wikipedia-considers-blackout-to-protest-sopa.shtml">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111212/16232517056/wikipedia-considers-blackout-to-protest-sopa.shtml#comments">Comments</a> | <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111212/16232517056/wikipedia-considers-blackout-to-protest-sopa.shtml?op=sharethis">Email This Story</a><br />
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<slash:department>that-would-send-a-statement</slash:department>
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