The best Sopa protests online – in pictures
The Great Internet Blackout in protest of proposed anti-piracy legislation was in full swing on Wednesday, with thousands of websites either shutting down completely or posting information about the bills. The target of the protest is the Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa) and its Senate counterpart the Protect IP Act (Pipa), both of which are aimed at preventing copyright infringement. Here, photos of the blackout from around the web
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This screen shot shows the blacked-out Wikipedia website, announcing a 24-hour protest against proposed legislation in the Congress, intended to protect intellectual property that critics say could facilitate censorship, referred to as the Stop Online Piracy Act, or Sopa, and the Protect IP Act, or Pipa
Photograph: AP
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Mozilla blacks out in protest against Sopa
Photograph: Mozilla
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Popular news-sharing site Reddit blacked out in protest against Sopa with information on how to contact members of Congress
Photograph: reddit
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Wordpress makes a protest against Sopa with information on the propsed law
Photograph: wordpress
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Google stuck a black block over its infamous logo with a message underneath about Sopa
Photograph: guardian.co.uk
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Ars Technica joined 'Sopa Reistance Day'
Photograph: Ars Technica
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WIRED blacks out most of their website in protest against Sopa
Photograph: WIRED
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Minecraft's pun-y mesasge in protest of Sopa
Photograph: minecraft
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4chan blacked out in protest
Photograph: sopa4chan
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Also taking part in the protest is the icanhasCheezburger network, home of those adorable cat photos
Photograph: sopacheezburger
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Comic site The Oatmeal blacked out completley
Photograph: theoatmeal
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Tumblr posted a protest on Wednesday, but did not shut down completely
Photograph: tumblr
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xkcd blocked its comic content in protest against Sopa
Photograph: xkcd
