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Why did Wikipedia have a blackout?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

In an attempt to protest SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act; H.R. 3261) and PIPA (Protect IP Act; S. 968), Wikipedia's English site went black.

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