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Wikipedia's English-language pages went completely black at 9 p.m. PT last night, with a splash page saying "the U.S. Congress is considering legislation that could fatally damage the free and open Internet." The online encyclopedia's blackout, intended to precede next week's Senate floor vote on the legislation, is scheduled to last 24 hours.
January 18, 2012 7:43 AM PST
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