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17 January 2012

Wikipedia 24-hour blackout: a reader

The who, what and why of Wikipedia's plan to shut down in protest of anti-piracy legislation.

By Alice Gribbin

Q: What is happening?

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  • Bars on search engines from linking to websites “accused of enabling or facilitating copyright infringement”
  • Bars on online advertising networks and payment facilitators — e.g. PayPayl — from doing business with accused websites
  • Forced blocking by internet service providers of access to accused websites
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