Starting January 18th at midnight Wikipedia shut down for a full 24 hours. If you visit Wikipedia this is what you will find...
I originally found out about the problem due to the massive amount of students complaining via Facebook that their main source of information is disabled. For a full 24 hours. I have found this blackout very revealing because of the large response it has conjured up. It seems that everybody is upset about the black out but not at Wikipedia, at the legislation that pushed them to do this. In my Shakespeare readings Wikipedia has become a useful source for background information...life history of Shakespeare, dates that different plays were written, etc. and I'm welcoming this opportunity to find other sources that are equally as useful.
Imagine a World
Without Free Knowledge
For over a decade, we have spent millions of hours building the largest encyclopedia in human history. Right now, the U.S. Congress is considering legislation that could fatally damage the free and open Internet. For 24 hours, to raise awareness, we are blacking out Wikipedia.Without Free Knowledge
I originally found out about the problem due to the massive amount of students complaining via Facebook that their main source of information is disabled. For a full 24 hours. I have found this blackout very revealing because of the large response it has conjured up. It seems that everybody is upset about the black out but not at Wikipedia, at the legislation that pushed them to do this. In my Shakespeare readings Wikipedia has become a useful source for background information...life history of Shakespeare, dates that different plays were written, etc. and I'm welcoming this opportunity to find other sources that are equally as useful.
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