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Wikipedia blacks out over anti-piracy bill

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 09:15

Wikipedia blacked out the English language version of its website Wednesday beginning 10:30 am (IST) to protest anti-piracy legislation under consideration in Congress.

Twitter slams Wikipedia’s ‘black out protest’

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 12:59

Micro blogging site Twitter has slammed Wikipedia’s plan to s “go dark” on Wednesday for 24-hour to protest against highly-contentious US online piracy legislation, calling it “foolish” and “silly”.

Wikipedia to be blacked out for 24 hrs to stop anti-piracy act

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 10:36

Wikipedia, the popular community-edited online encyclopedia, will black out its English-language site for 24 hours to seek support against proposed US anti-piracy legislation that Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said threatens the future of the Internet.

Anti-piracy act: Wikipedia to shut for 24 hrs

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 09:42

Wikipedia, the popular community-edited online encyclopedia, will black out its English-language site for 24 hours to seek support against proposed US anti-piracy legislation.

Wikipedia gets $20 mn in annual fundraising drive

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 4, 2012, 10:14

Wikipedia has raised $20 mn in its annual plea for donations to help expand and improve the Internet`s leading encyclopedia.

New tech automatically updates online data

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 30, 2011, 16:27

Popular websites Wikipedia and Tripadvisor rely on public participation to build up their pool of information, in a process known as crowd data sourcing.

Google's Sergei Brin donates $500K to Wikipedia

Last Updated: Monday, November 21, 2011, 00:11

The co-founder of Google, Sergei Brin, has donated USD 500,000 to Wikipedia's foundation.

Google co-founder Brin donates $500K to Wikipedia

Last Updated: Sunday, November 20, 2011, 11:18

The co-founder of Google, Sergei Brin, has donated $500,000 to Wikipedia`s foundation, Wikimedia, the foundation said on its web site Saturday.

BJP activists detained for protest against Wikiped

Last Updated: Friday, November 18, 2011, 15:49

About 20 activists of the BJP`s youth wing were Friday detained while they were demonstrating against the wrong representation of maps of Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh on Wikipedia.

Wikipedia focusing on India this year

Last Updated: Sunday, November 6, 2011, 16:41

One of the world`s most popular websites Wikipedia has turned its focus on India this year.

New website seeks to hold journalists accountable

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 1, 2011, 09:07

A Wikipedia-style website launched which provides information about the journalists behind the bylines.

Wikipedia shuts Italy site to protest 'gag law'

Last Updated: Thursday, October 6, 2011, 00:30

Wikipedia has disabled its Italian website in protest against a privacy law drafted by Silvio Berlusconi's government which would impose new restrictions on newspapers and Internet pages and curb police wiretaps.