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An empty collaboration space in shown inside the offices of the Wikipedia Foundation in San Francisco, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. January 18 is a date that will live in ignorance, as Wikipedia started a 24-hour blackout of its English-language articles,... View Photo »
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Josh Van Davier looks at a projected blackout landing page inside the "Anti-Sopa War Room" at the offices of the Wikipedia Foundation in San Francisco, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. January 18 is a date that will live in ignorance, as Wikipedia started a... View Photo »
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Mallory Whitt works at her desk at the offices of the Wikipedia Foundation in San Francisco, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. January 18 is a date that will live in ignorance, as Wikipedia started a 24-hour blackout of its English-language articles, joining... View Photo »
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This screen shot shows the blacked-out Wikipedia website, announcing a 24-hour protest against proposed legislation in the U.S. Congress, intended to protect intellectual property that critics say could facilitate censorship, referred to as the "Stop Online... View Photo »
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A reporter's laptop shows the Wikipedia blacked out opening page in Brussels January 18, 2012. The blackout scheduled for Wednesday to protest against proposed legislation on online piracy has failed to get the support of the biggest Internet players. ... View Photo »
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Wikipedia webpage in use on a laptop computer is seen in this photo illustration taken in Washington, January 17, 2012. Wikipedia, the popular community-edited online encyclopedia, will black out its English-language site for 24 hours to seek support... View Photo »
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The online encyclopedia Wikipedia is viewed on January 17, 2012 in Washington, DC. Free online knowledge site Wikipedia will shut down for 24 hours beginning at midnight eastern standard time in protest at draft anti-online piracy legislation before the... View Photo »
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A journalist reads information on the online encyclopedia Wikipedia on Jauary 17, 2012 in Washington, DC. Free online knowledge site Wikipedia will shut down for 24 hours beginning at midnight eastern standard time in protest at draft anti-online piracy... View Photo »
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Volunteers walk past a Wikipedia billboard, written in Hindi calligraphy, at the Wiki Conference India in Mumbai on November 18, 2011. The three-day national conference is being held in the Indian financial capital Mumbai as an an opportunity for... View Photo »
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LONDON - NOVEMBER 01: Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia speaks during the opening session at the London Cyberspace Conference on November 01, 2011 in London, England. The conference, which is being attended by representatives of 60 nations, is due to... View Photo »
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US Internet entrepreneur Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, speaks during the opening session at the London Cyberspace Conference in London November 1, 2011. Government officials, tech firms, NGOs, bloggers and security experts from more than 60... View Photo »
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Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales gestures during the opening session at the London Cyberspace Conference in London November 1, 2011. Britain rejected calls from China and Russia for greater Internet controls on Tuesday at the opening of a major cyberspace... View Photo »
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FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2011 file photo, Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia speaks during the opening session at the London Cyberspace Conference in London. Wikipedia will black out the English language version of its website Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, to... View Photo »
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Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia speaks during the opening session at the London Cyberspace Conference in London, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. View Photo »
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A woman holds a placard reading "357.856 Italians say: No gag" during a protest against a privacy law in downtown Rome October 5, 2011. Wikipedia has disabled its Italian website in protest against a privacy law drafted by Silvio Berlusconi's government... View Photo »
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Women, who put a zip and a tape on their mouths, protest against a privacy law in downtown Rome October 5, 2011. Wikipedia has disabled its Italian website in protest against a privacy law drafted by Silvio Berlusconi's government which would impose new... View Photo »
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A woman puts a zip on her mouth during a protest against a privacy law in downtown Rome October 5, 2011. Wikipedia has disabled its Italian website in protest against a privacy law drafted by Silvio Berlusconi's government which would impose new... View Photo »
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A woman, who taped her eyes and mouth, protests against a privacy law in downtown Rome October 5, 2011. Wikipedia has disabled its Italian website in protest against a privacy law drafted by Silvio Berlusconi's government which will impose new... View Photo »
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JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - JUNE 21: Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales sits during during a plenary session at the President's Conference June 21, 2011 in Jerusalem, Israel. Shakira, a UN Goodwill Ambassador, kicked off the conference promoting childrens... View Photo »
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JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - JUNE 21: In this handout image provided by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli President Shimon Peres meets singer and UNICEF Goodwill ambassador Shakira on June 21, 2011 in Jerusalem, Israel. Peres will hold a press... View Photo »
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Wikipedia (pronunciation ) is a free, multilingual, open content encyclopedia project operated by the United States-based non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Its name is a portmanteau of the words wiki (a technology for creating collaborative websites) and encyclopedia. Launched in 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger, it is currently the largest,... Full Article
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