English Wikipedia blackout (2012)

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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