Numerous websites, including heavyweights like Google, Wikipedia and Craigslist, were blacked out on Wednesday to take part in the protest against SOPA and PIPA. The blackout protest not only was an impressive show of force but also seemed to succeed in making millions of people who don’t usually follow every single piece of tech news aware of the bills.
Equally impressive was that so many different sites joined in on the protest, ranging from tech news sites like Wired to the usually much less serious Cheezburger network to even Greenpeace’s online presence. And the protest seemed to spark lots of creativity, with people exploring many different visual ways to take a stance against SOPA and PIPA. Check out our gallery below to see who blacked out their site and how they did it:
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1 / 21GoogleGoogle blacked out its logo to protest SOPA. -
2 / 21WikipediaWikipedia asked all of its U.S. users to call their Congressional representatives. -
3 / 21CraigslistCraigslist went completely dark to protest SOPA. -
4 / 21GreenpeaceOne of the more surprising participants was Greenpeace. -
5 / 21Earl BlumenauerRepresentative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) blacked out his congressional website. -
6 / 21WiredWired censored all of the copy on its home page. -
7 / 21MetafilterMetafilter's blacked-out homepage. -
8 / 21EFFThe EFF highlighted anti-SOPA and anti-PIPA resources. -
9 / 21FlickrFlcikr allowed its users to black out their photos. -
10 / 214Chan4Chan joined in its own way. -
11 / 21BoxeeBoxee was probably the only company that took the blackout to the TV screen. -
12 / 21Cheezburger networkNo LOLCats for SOPA! -
13 / 21ImgurImgur's protest homepage. -
14 / 21Free Software FoundationThe Free Software Foundation's site. -
15 / 21MinecraftMinecraft proved that blackouts don't have to be dark. -
16 / 21DestructiodDestructoid's homepage. -
17 / 21WordpressOur host Worpress also joined the protest. -
18 / 21MozillaMozilla's site. -
19 / 21RedditReddit's millions of users got to see this Wednesday. -
20 / 21BoingboingBoingboing's team joined the protest as well. -
21 / 21GigaOMWe decided to keep our site up and cover the protests, but wanted to show where we stand.


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