Wikipedia has today gone ahead with its threat to voluntarily shut down its website in protest at internet piracy legislation in the US. The sixth-most popular online destination, which attracts ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Free online knowledge site Wikipedia has gone dark as part of a protest over legislation in the US Congress intended to crack down on online piracy. The English version of the ...

Wikipedia and several other websites went dark for 24 hours on Wednesday to protest proposed U.S. legislation--the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the related PROTECTIP Act (PIPA)--they argue ...

Wikipedia is the go-to information source for many people, but when it comes to politically charged scientific topics like climate change and evolution, the online encyclopedia should not be ...

The online encyclopedia's English language website is down until midnight. The 24-hour blackout is to protest anti-piracy legislation under consideration in Congress.

What brought Wikipedia down today? It wasn't another 24 hour protest, but a simple mistake that severed communication between the online encyclopedia's two data centers.

Wikipedia and dozens of websites went dark Wednesday to protest two bills in Congress that the entertainment industry says are needed to protect American movies and music from so-called "rogue ...