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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.]] | ||
β | The title text referred to a common theme across protesting sites: a | + | The title 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. |