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  2. Wikipedia : Wikipedia Signpost/2012-01-16/Special report

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    It is not a uniquely American issue, as censorship is on the rise globally. The form of the protest is orderly, will cause no lasting damage, and will not threaten anyone's health or safety. This is the right action to take, for everybody. --BlueMoonlet (t/c) 16:35, 17 January 2012 (UTC) Go and have a look what Frank Zappa did about censorship ...

  3. Protests against SOPA and PIPA - Wikipedia

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    That Wikipedia and some other websites decided to "go dark" on January 18, 2012 was their choice, self imposed and was not caused by the legislation and could not be. It was disappointing that sites linked to descriptions of this legislation that were misleading and one-sided.

  4. Wikipedia:Blackouts - Wikipedia

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    The English-language Wikipedia page on January 18, 2012, illustrating its international blackout in opposition to SOPA. On January 18, 2012, by consensus of editors, the English Wikipedia was blacked out for one day to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), a bill in the United States House of Representatives. The process for deciding ...

  5. History of Wikipedia - Wikipedia

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    On 14 February 2016, the Cebuano Wikipedia exceeded 2,000,000 articles, becoming the third Wikipedia language edition to do so. On 29 April 2016, the Swedish Wikipedia exceeded 3,000,000 articles, becoming the third Wikipedia language edition to do so. On 26 May 2016, Wikipedia exceeded 40 million articles across all 293 language editions.

  6. 2016 in video games - Wikipedia

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    Numerous video games were released in 2016. New hardware came out as well, albeit largely refreshed and updated versions of consoles in the PlayStation 4 Pro, PlayStation 4 Slim, and Xbox One S. Commercially available virtual reality headsets were released in much greater numbers and at much lower price points than the enthusiast-only virtual reality headsets of earlier generations.

  7. List of controversial video games - Wikipedia

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    The game was subsequently cancelled in 2010 by its original developers Atomic Games. In 2021, a new studio Highwire Games announced they were reviving the game, but had spoken to over 100 veterans of the battle to make sure it is an accurate depiction of the events. [174] 2010 (start of development) School Shooter: North American Tour 2012: PC

  8. List of banned video games by country - Wikipedia

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    The ban was lifted on 23 June 2016; the game can be acquired in physical and non-physical format through Steam. [24] Counter-Strike is banned because of violence and a map simulating a Favela in 2008. The ban was later lifted and the game is available for sale. [25] [26] EverQuest is banned because the player is able to go on quests for both ...

  9. Stop Online Piracy Act - Wikipedia

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    On January 18, 2012, the English Wikipedia, Google, and an estimated 7,000 other smaller websites ceased standard operation as part of a coordinated service blackout as an attempt to spread awareness and objection to the bill. In many cases, websites replaced the entirety of their main content with facts regarding SOPA and the entity's case ...