English Wikipedia blackout (2012)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	protest internet blackout
gptkbp:affected_users	millions worldwide
gptkbp:date	2012-01-18
gptkbp:describedBy	news articles Wikipedia article: English Wikipedia blackout
gptkbp:duration	24 hours
gptkbp:followedBy	other websites joining blackout
gptkbp:hashtag_used	#SOPAstrike #wikipediablackout
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	English Wikipedia blackout (2012)
gptkbp:influenced	legislative process of SOPA/PIPA public debate on internet censorship
gptkbp:location	gptkb:English_Wikipedia
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	gptkb:BBC gptkb:CNN gptkb:The_Guardian gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkbp:notableParticipant	gptkb:Jimmy_Wales gptkb:Wikipedia_community
gptkbp:notableQuote	Imagine a World Without Free Knowledge
gptkbp:number_of_pages_affected	over 4 million
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:MPAA gptkb:RIAA
gptkbp:organizer	gptkb:Wikimedia_Foundation
gptkbp:precededBy	other online protests
gptkbp:purpose	protest against PIPA protest against SOPA
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:Google_anti-SOPA_protest gptkb:Reddit_blackout_(2012)
gptkbp:response	widespread media coverage increased awareness of SOPA/PIPA
gptkbp:result	delayed SOPA and PIPA legislation increased public opposition to SOPA/PIPA
gptkbp:supports	gptkb:Google gptkb:Reddit gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union gptkb:Electronic_Frontier_Foundation gptkb:Mozilla_Foundation Twitter users
gptkbp:targeted_legislation	gptkb:PROTECT_IP_Act gptkb:Stop_Online_Piracy_Act
gptkbp:website_affected	en.wikipedia.org
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Wikipedia
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4