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The purpose of the blackout is twofold: to raise awareness of SOPA and PIPA among the general public, and to encourage people to share their views with their representatives. It's too early to tell what the ultimate impact will be, but here are some early indicators, as of 1PM PT January 18:
More than 10,000 people have commented on the Wikimedia Foundation's blog post announcing the blackout. We have not done a content analysis, but at-a-glance it looks like the overwhelming majority support the blackout;
Almost immediately after the blackout launched, it became a trending topic on Twitter, globally, with hashtags including #factswithoutwikipedia, #SOPAstrike and #wikipediablackout. Trendistic says at one point, #wikipediablackout constituted 1% of all tweets, and Hotspots shows that SOPA has accounted for a quarter-million tweets hourly since the blackout began;
Google News contains 7,200 articles on the blackout;
More than 90 million people have seen the Wikipedia blackout page
More than four million people have looked up their elected representatives' contact information via the Wikipedia tool.

What are SOPA and PIPA?
SOPA and PIPA represent two bills in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate respectively. SOPA is short for the "Stop Online Piracy Act," and PIPA is an acronym for the "Protect IP Act." ("IP" stands for "intellectual property.") In short, these bills are efforts to stop copyright infringement committed by foreign web sites, but, in our opinion, they do so in a way that actually infringes free expression while harming the Internet. Detailed information about these bills can be found in the Stop Online Piracy Act and PROTECT IP Act articles on Wikipedia, which are available during the blackout. GovTrack lets you follow both bills through the legislative process: SOPA on this page, and PIPA on this one. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to advocating for the public interest in the digital realm, has summarized why these bills are simply unacceptable in a world that values an open, secure, and free Internet.

The most effective action you can take is to call your representatives and tell them you oppose SOPA and PIPA, and any similar legislation. Type your zipcode in the locator box to find your representatives' contact information. Text-based communication is okay, but phone calls have the most impact.

Contact your local State Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or similar branch of government. Tell them you oppose SOPA and PIPA, and any similar legislation. SOPA and PIPA will affect sites outside of the United States, and actions to sites inside the United States (like Wikipedia) will also affect non-American readers -- like you. Calling your own government will also let them know you don't want them to create their own bad anti-Internet legislation.

https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/

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[OfficialBassLock]

Wikipedia should hand over 'Ownership' to the UK so the US cant do anything about it

[FizzyDubstep]

@OfficialBassLock i was thinking the same thing but Megaupload is a Honk Kong based company and they still got them so i feel there is no safe place anymore.

[xujploxjux]

Is this an actual song? i like it :D

[FizzyDubstep]

@xujploxjux haha yea It'll be up tomorrow... STAY TUNED... :)

[BlackDuriel]

signed!

[FizzyDubstep]

@BlackDuriel thanks <3

[117Gungnir]

stoked for this song tomorrow

[Djsab0Tosh]

@FizzyDubstep :D

[Djsab0Tosh]

SOPA (Sex Offenders Peeking Ass) DDD:

[KADR0NA]

BOOM! Take that, SOPA!