Google, Wikipedia Among Others in Web Blackout to Protest Rogue Website Bills

摘要

Sensing that the both the US House and Senate rogue website bills may be on the ropes, opponents of the legislation went forward with an internet blackout January 18. Users who visited Google.com on January 18 did not see the search engine's logo but instead were greeted with a large black box that completely covered the Google mark. If users clicked on the box, they were redirected to a website detailing the problems, as viewed by Silcon Valley, with the House's Stop Online Piracy Act (HR 3261) and the Senate's Protect IP Act (S 968). With a simple click users could then e-mail their representatives to complain about the legislation.