Coordinated online protest halts proposed legislation; template for netroots wins.
SOPA/PIPA internet blackout
Event Not yet reviewed This page has not yet been through the automated review pipeline.A coordinated internet blackout protest against SOPA/PIPA legislation demonstrates the collective power of online platforms, successfully halting proposed laws and creating a template for digital rights advocacy.
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U.S. Government Publishing Office. H.R. 3261, Stop Online Piracy Act, 112th Congress (as introduced). (2011). Introduced 26 October 2011 by Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas; sponsorship read from the bill text itself.
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U.S. Government Publishing Office. S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 (PROTECT IP Act), 112th Congress (as introduced). (2011). Introduced 12 May 2011 by Sen. Patrick J. Leahy of Vermont; sponsorship read from the bill text itself.
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Wikimedia Foundation. Wikipedia's community calls for anti-SOPA blackout January 18. (2012). Participant's own announcement, 16 January 2012: English Wikipedia to black out for 24 hours from 05:00 UTC on 18 January, following a community discussion with over 1,800 participants.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation. After Historic Protest, Members of Congress Abandon PIPA and SOPA in Droves. (2012). Contemporaneous tally, 19 January 2012, of participating sites and of senators who withdrew support. EFF organized part of the protest, so its counts are an interested party's figures.
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January 18, 2012
SOPA/PIPA internet blackout
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