If you don’t live under a rock, you’re probably well aware of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), two bills presented to congress that would censor the Web and impose harmful regulations on American business. Yesterday, several websites includingWikipedia instated a 24 hour blackout in order to protest the passing of these bills.
Although it was stated clearly on Wikipedia’s main page that their blackout would last only 24 hours, it appeared that many people—particularly harried college students—were unable to read the fine print (or, in this case, regular-sized print).
As a result, Twitter feeds became inundated with outcries of betrayal privy to someone finding a boiling pot of rabbit from Glen Close (Fatal Attraction? Anybody?) in their kitchen. Here are a few of our favorites/most face-to-palm worthy:
“WHY ARE THEY BLACKING OUT WIKIPEDIA?!?!?! and how in the world am I going to FINISH MY FREAKING HOMEWORK!! Darn it!”—@trishacarpio
“WHY THE F**K IS MY WIKIPEDIA BEING A BLACK ONE I DIDN’T WANT THAT OH GOD I’M SO MAD” –@Lo_Pan
“Um, did Wikipedia just die? #confused”—@lana_loves_1D
“F**k you Wikipedia, I don’t need you”—@ReallyNiceLad
“F**K U WIKIPEDIA! I’M NOT PAYING FOR YOUR SH*T. F**KING SHUT DOWN WHEN I NEED YOU’RE A**, YOU WH*RE!”
“Did Barack Obama shut down Wikipedia? :/”—@CiniqL
“what is Wikipedia doing with its life?!?!?!?!?!”—@emilyperkinsox
“wtf soap blacked out Wikipedia smh”—@Yung_Lock
“@Jasharday what’s Wikipedia and what’s SOAP?”—kellsie76
“Wtf do I do now without Wikipedia?”—@basedpolarbear
“OMG WHAT THE F**K OMGOSH ARGGGGGH THERE’S NO WIKIPEDIA I THOUGHT YOU MAN WHEERE JOKING #WTF :o :o :o”—@CraayZee
“Everyone seems pissed off about people on their SOFA using the internet. So Wikipedia is shut down? I don’t get it”—@Yourmannugget
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