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[[File:sopa hidden message.png||upright=2|The comic image with the message revealed.]] | [[File:sopa hidden message.png||upright=2|The comic image with the message revealed.]] | ||
− | The | + | The image text referred to a common theme across protesting sites: a blackout of the internet. Sites such as Google changed to a black background, while Wikipedia prevented access by linking their sites to a black page with white text explaining their participation. On the day of the protest, xkcd was similarly "blacked out," with all comics redirecting to this one. |
After the protest, the bills were postponed from being drafted on January 20, 2012. | After the protest, the bills were postponed from being drafted on January 20, 2012. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[A completely black panel with white text. | + | :[A completely black panel with white text. all non-capital letter, in square brackets:] |
::[don't censor the web.] | ::[don't censor the web.] | ||
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*The following were the links and text listed below the last message (and below the comic): | *The following were the links and text listed below the last message (and below the comic): | ||
:::Learn more: | :::Learn more: | ||
− | :{{w|Electronic Frontier Foundation|EFF}}: [https://www.eff.org/sites/default/files/One-Page-SOPA_0.pdf One-page guide to SOPA] | + | :{{w|Electronic Frontier Foundation|EFF}}: [https://www.eff.org/sites/default/files/One-Page-SOPA_0.pdf One-page guide to SOPA] |
− | :{{w|reddit}}: [http://blog.reddit.com/2012/01/technical-examination-of-sopa-and.html A technical overview of the SOPA and PIPA bills] | + | :{{w|reddit}}: [http://blog.reddit.com/2012/01/technical-examination-of-sopa-and.html A technical overview of the SOPA and PIPA bills] |
− | :{{w|Dyn (company)|DYN}}: [http://dyn.com/sopa-breaking-dns-parasite-stop-online-piracy/ How these bills would break DNS] | + | :{{w|Dyn (company)|DYN}}: [http://dyn.com/sopa-breaking-dns-parasite-stop-online-piracy/ How these bills would break DNS] |
− | :{{w|Electronic Frontier Foundation|EFF}}: [https://www.eff.org/free-speech-weak-link Free speech on the web] | + | :{{w|Electronic Frontier Foundation|EFF}}: [https://www.eff.org/free-speech-weak-link Free speech on the web] |
<br> | <br> | ||
:::{{w|USA.gov|Act}}: | :::{{w|USA.gov|Act}}: | ||
− | :[http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml Contact information for US elected officials] | + | :[http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml Contact information for US elected officials] |
{{Comic discussion}} | {{Comic discussion}} |