Wikipedia announces strike

Exactly 24 hours, the English version of Wikipedia, the world-famous Internet encyclopedia, will be closed in protest against attempts to limit the freedom of the Internet in order to combat piracy.

The “strike” of “Wikipedia” will begin at 9 am on January 18 (Moscow time). It was initiated by the founder of the Internet Encyclopedia, Jimmy Wales, this idea came to him after last October the Italian section of Wikipedia managed to make changes to the bill that encroached on the basic principles of the encyclopedia: freedom, neutrality and verifiability of the content .

With its action, Wikipedia wants to prevent the adoption of SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act) bills by the US Congress. According to Gardner, these laws threaten the freedom and independence of the Internet. Inexpensive Internet , providing an opportunity to express their opinions and get access to all information of interest, is the main achievement of a democratic society, many representatives of the Internet industry believe. The world wide web should remain free and accessible to everyone, and any attempts to regulate it should be stopped, I am sure Gardner and other experts in this field are convinced.

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