Wikipedia Going Offline to Protest SOPA

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Posted on : 17-01-2012 | By : admin | In : Uncategorized

SEO IndiaSEO India News :17/6/2012:  Wikipedia is going to keep its English language website shut down to protest again Stop Online Piracy ACT, SOPA.  Wikipedia is Non-profit organization led by Jimmy Wales and It is one of the most exhaustive sources of information on the Internet. Wikipedia is just like the Encyclopedia Britannica of yester years.

Twitter has declined to take part in the protest.

On Saturday the White house issued a statement favoring the critics of the Acts. Combating Online Piracy while Protecting an Open and Innovative Internet

Twitter’s CEO Dick Costolo tweeted that “Closing a global business in reaction to single-issue national politics is foolish.” Later he clarified his statement in several more tweets. You can check out the ongoing conversation on https://twitter.com/dickc

 

Hope this law is not passed otherwise it will have serious consequences on the availability of free information. This law has the power to disrupt the underlying architecture of the Internet.

Guest Post by Vishal Vivek . Contact him at : SEO Content Writing India Company

 

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