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(#1) Futurama Fry
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(#2) #FactsWithoutWikipedia
With Wikipedia down, the #FactsWithoutWikipedia hashtag took over Twitter, as people made up their own facts to fill in newfound knowledge gaps. Here were some of the highlights of this meme:
#FactsWithoutWikipedia a group of 5+ ducks is called a hitler
— A Magical Corpse (@Dead_Wizard) January 18, 2012The Beatles' members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Scottie Pippen. #FactsWithoutWikipedia
— Eric Alper (@ThatEricAlper) January 18, 2012#FactsWithoutWikipedia those actually weren't the droids we were looking for.
— Darth Vader (@DepressedDarth) January 18, 2012
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(#3) Kids Complaining About Wikipedia
The sad reality is, a LOT of students are relying almost solely on Wikipedia to complete their schoolwork. Don't believe me? Check out all the young people on Twitter struggling to finish their assignments while the free and mildly trustworthy reference site took a rare 24 hour break. (NOTE: Many of these tweets were spotted by the excellent account @herpderpedia, dedicated entirely to retweeting silly things tweeted about the Wikipedia blackout.)
Wikipedia need to stop f**kin playin...I'm tryna graduate foreal doe
— iShotTheSheriff (@jane_Doh_) January 18, 2012WHY THE F**K WOULD YOU CLOSE DOWN WIKIPEDIA WHEN IVE GOT ABOUT A MILLION ESSAYS DUE
— ☮ (@heardyweardy) January 18, 2012crying because this was the one time I needed wikipedia
— unrealz (@UnrealMRC) January 18, 2012And my favorite...
I think Wikipedia planned this s**t.
— Daniel Ornelas (@DenngDanny) January 18, 2012
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(#4) Misunderstanding the Blackout
Many people just weren't reading up on the information about SOPA/PIPA and failed to understand why so many sites decided to go down all together on the same day. Alternative backstories and even conspiracy theories were plentiful:
How am I supposed to study for my history final when f**king congress passed a bill that took down wikipedia?
— Hannah Johnson (@HannahBanana172) January 18, 2012The illuminati closed wikipedia
— Emmie Heath (@emmieheath) January 18, 2012what is this a communist country go to wikipedia if you don't believe me!
— Giovanni (@Gio_G1ovanni) January 18, 2012So the govt shut down Wikipedia and Craigslist? #confused
— Bee (@MyName_Bee) January 18, 2012
Hey Wikipedia, you wanna not black out the day I need you? What do you have against soap.
— Jessica Salas (@ohhaayjessca) January 18, 2012
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(#5) The Encarta Tweet
It's my time! Finally, my shot at the spotlight! It's only taken me seventeen years! Wikipedia? Who needs it! Encarta '95 is here to stay.
— Microsoft Encarta (@Encarta95) January 18, 2012
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(#6) #AltReddit
With no Reddit for an entire day, Redditors and haters alike took to Twitter to recreate the familiar, comforting environment they had grown so used to. Here were some of the best tweets mocking the style of Reddit posts/comments:
#altreddit I performed a selfless act, the only reward I require for doing so is knowledge I did the right thing. Congratulate me at length.
— Sean Doobiest (@NoChorus) January 18, 2012lol, someone i went to high school with wrote about god on facebook #altreddit
— max read (@max_read) January 18, 2012WTF WHY IS BARNEY FRANK SPONSORING SOPA [link to article clearly stating Barney Frank is not sponsoring SOPA] #altreddit
— Adrian Chen (@AdrianChen) January 18, 2012[link to Band of Horses song from four years ago] #altreddit
— willy (@willystaley) January 18, 2012
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(#7) @SimonPegg
S**t, how do I find out what Wikipedia is!!?
— Simon Pegg (@simonpegg) January 18, 2012
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(#8) Philosoraptor on Using SOPA Against Itself
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(#9) @PattonOswalt
Why's everyone freaked out about Wikipedia being shut down? We still have the lyrics to Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire."
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) January 18, 2012
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(#10) A World Without Reddit Was Not What It Seemed
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(#11) Wikipedia Went Black... Get It? (Sorry)
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(#12) @FakeMTA
Just FYI: Our blackouts have absolutely nothing to do with federal Internet legislation.
— Fake MTA (@FakeMTA) January 18, 2012
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(#13) @Kolchak
CALL YOUR SENATOR AND DEMAND THE RELEASE OF SEASON 3 OF "THE ADVENTURES OF PETE AND PETE."
— The Night Stalker (@kolchak) January 18, 2012
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(#14) The MPAA is THAT Evil
MPAA calls the Internet going dark in protest of SOPA "An abuse of power".In related news, the Eye of Sauron accuses Hobbits of terrorism.
— Beach Fox (@beach_fox) January 18, 2012
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(#15) SOPA vs. The Internet (+ Disappointment in Friends)
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(#16) @MarcChambers
The government really oughta do something about all these blacked-out websites.
— Marc Chambers (@marcchambers) January 18, 2012
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(#17) Rob Delaney Tweets About the Aftermath
Good news zitballs! We beat #SOPA! Now we won't have to go outside & look at a tree or kiss a girl!
— rob delaney (@robdelaney) January 19, 2012
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(#18) @MichaelIanBlack
Am I the only one who's worried that once Wikipedia goes black it'll never go back?
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) January 18, 2012
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(#21) A Small Child Makes a Difference
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(#23) @TimeLostBatman
NOW THAT WIKIPEDIA IS DOWN I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO FOR ANIMATED GIFS OF DONKEY PUNCHES
— Bruce Wayne (@TimeLostBatman) January 18, 2012
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(#24) Even Porn Sites Joined the P
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(#25) @KenJennings
Ugh, I keep writing "Wikipedia is up" on all my checks.
— Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) January 18, 2012
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(#26) Reddit Puts Its Worst Foot Forward
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(#27) SOPA Means Soup in Spanish
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(#28) This Is What Happens When Old People Control the Internet
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(#29) Bad Joke Eel Makes His SOPA Joke
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(#30) @ZeFrank
when we have to rebuild wikipedia from scratch can we make it funnier?
— zefrank (@zefrank) January 18, 2012
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On January 18th, many websites chose to use the blackout to protest the SOPA and in order to maintain the basic spirit of the Internet which are freedom and sharing. Wikipedia, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, and many other Internet and gaming companies are the representatives against this SOPA. SOPA means Stop Online Piracy Act, it became a global focus at the time, the problem eventually developed into major events affecting the global Internet.
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