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Is this US only, or is this going to take it offline for the whole internet? The article doesn't specify, but last I checked there was strong support for a US o
by lambada 15y ago
Is this US only, or is this going to take it offline for the whole internet? The article doesn't specify, but last I checked there was strong support for a US only blackout.
- joell 15y ago@jimmy_wales : English only, but protest action is global for English.
- lambada 15y agoThanks, so en.wiki will be gone for the whole world. Not sure how I feel about that as there is nothing non-US citizens can do.
- joell 15y agoThey can complain on Twitter and Facebook which will raise awareness to their American friends who can do something about it.
- jarek 15y agoIf all non-US citizens that use the English Wikipedia had US citizen friends they could engage politically, US politics would look vastly different already.
- philwelch 15y agoThey can proactively call their MP and tell them not to do what we are doing here in America.
- cvg 15y agoIf you really need info from Wikipedia, you can cache an offline version before the blackout. I like: http://offline-wiki.googlecode.com/git/app.html http://offline-wiki.googlecode.com/git/app.html
- dkersten 15y agoBut SOPA would affect us english speaking non-US people too, so raising awareness in the rest of the world is a good idea. We should be putting pressure on our own governments to a) not pass a SOPA-like law themselves and b) to not support the US in this, for example, Spain shouldn't cave into US pressure to pass a similar law.
- rmc 15y agoIt's English language Wikipedia. Which will affect people who SOPA doesn't affect. I wish it was delibrately USA only. Then US policy makes can see how SOPA will not only "break the internet" but also put US citizens and groups at a disadvantage on the global stage. Maybe that might get their attention aswell?
- kuahyeow 15y agoFor one, there are many instances of US laws being 'exported' via trade agreements and such like, so yes it does affect people outside.