Blackout articles

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  DirecTV loses 26 Viacom channels after contract dispute

  By Sean Hollister on July 11, 2012 12:49 am + 59 comments

  DirecTV and Viacom played chicken, and the customer lost: Viacom just pulled the plug on as many as Continue reading…

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  Russian Wikipedia goes dark in protest of proposed web censorship

  By Amar Toor on July 10, 2012 01:09 am + 20 comments

  The Russian version of Wikipedia is going dark this week, in protest of proposed legislation that Continue reading…

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  US Senate websites hit with technical difficulties following SOPA blackout

  By Nathan Ingraham on January 18, 2012 12:57 pm + 181 comments

  It looks like the SOPA blackout day has encouraged many citizens to get out and email their senators Continue reading…

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  Former senator and MPAA CEO Chris Dodd speaks out against SOPA blackouts

  By Nathan Ingraham on January 18, 2012 10:49 am + 109 comments

  The MPAA has taken notice of the many websites blacking out their content today in protest of SOPA, Continue reading…

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  The SOPA blackout: Wikipedia, Reddit, Mozilla, Google, and many others protest proposed law

  By Vlad Savov on January 18, 2012 12:10 am + 169 comments

  Two new laws proposed by US legislators, the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act, have been Continue reading…

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  Wikipedia plans 24-hour blackout this Wednesday to protest SOPA / PIPA

  By Ross Miller on January 16, 2012 05:05 pm + 68 comments

  While Reddit's merry band of Boromir memes, adorable pet pictures, and assorted animated GIFs are Continue reading…

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  Reddit plans January 18 blackout to oppose SOPA

  By T.C. Sottek on January 11, 2012 07:56 am + 60 comments

  Some opponents of the Stop Online Piracy Act have wondered if any of the larger websites will c Continue reading…