Updated: Wikipedia, Google, Craig's List among those sending a message
Here’s what a few familiar corners of the Internet look like this morning, a day dedicated to protesting antipiracy legislation currently before Congress.
(Update, 8:30 a.m.: Reddit, which has been at the forefront of the anti-SOPA effort, went dark a few minutes ago. Here’s the screenshot.)
(Update 2, 9:45 a.m.: Wired’s homepage gets the point across creatively by covering the headlines and story text with black bars used for redacting documents. Readers are allowed to toggle back and forth between the censored and uncensored versions. Screenshot below.)
(Update 3, 10:15: As is generally the case, they’re marching to a different beat over at Fark, which reads: “Fark has gone white to support SOPA / PIPA! … While a bunch of other sites are going “dark” to protest SOPA/PIPA, we’re over the moon about the whole thing. Why? Honestly, we’ve been bringing you the latest news happening across the internet for 12 years, and we’re tired. And SOPA/PIPA is the perfect excuse to quit.” … They jest, of course, as you can see from their 6-second video that I’ve added to the bottom of this post and the real Fark homepage.)
(Update 4, 12:30 p.m.: RIAA exec gives SOPA foes – and Wikipedia fans – fresh cause to dislike the RIAA.)
(Update 5, 2:30: My “Doh!” moment makes anti-SOPA point.)
Wikipedia
Craig’s List
Boing Boing
Dinosaur Comics
Wired
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