The AP reports:
Wikipedia on Tuesday shut down its Russian-language site for 24 hours to protest a bill that would give the Russian government sweeping powers to blacklist certain sites, the latest in a flurry of legislation that appears aimed at neutering a growing opposition movement that has protested President Vladimir Putin‘s rule. […]
The Kremlin has made no public comment on the bill, but lawmakers from Putin’s party were among those who wrote the legislation, and it is likely to pass. It follows other recent laws that have targeted groups Putin views as rivals or bad influences: A law imposing heavy fines for protesters was quickly pushed through parliament in June, and a bill that would label NGOs receiving foreign aid as “foreign agents” was approved just last week.
July 11, 2012 at 12:45 am
Wikipedia has a habit of doing this. I remember that they shut down they’re site in protest to SOPA and PIPA a couple of months back. I really do respect wikipedia as an organisation. They have great values and don’t work for money but they work for the freedom of information which is the future of the internet.
Ash @ xofthefuture