Greenpeace joins Wikipedia in Internet Blackout

Nice to see Greenpeace defending the information environment too.  Props.

In the history book of bad ideas, the concept of giving corporations the right to censor the Internet has to rank among the worst ever.

But that’s what the impact of two bills recently introduced in the US Congress would be if they, or anything like them, were enacted into law, and it’s causing a righteous ruckus among free speech activists around the world.

In solidarity with major sites like Wikipedia, Boing Boing, and Reddit, the Greenpeace International website will be dark for 12 hours on the 18th of January to protest these two bills specifically, and the idea of empowering internet censorship in general.

via We’re sorry, you’re not allowed to read this. | Greenpeace International.