Wikipedia goes dark in anti-piracy bill protest

Posted January 18, 2012 5:06 pm.

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Technology columnist Mathew Ingram explains why Wikipedia and other websites decided to voluntarily shut down for 24 hours in protest of anti-piracy bills that are currently in U.S. Congress.

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