Missing Wikipedia? Here’s How You Can Access It

By on January 18, 2012 in News 16

As most Internet users already know, leading Internet companies like Google, Wikipedia, and Craigslist are protesting the SOPA legislation very publicly today, with Wikipedia totally blacked out. But, if you really, really need to access Wikipedia today, they have kindly explained how to come in through the back door:

Is it still possible to access Wikipedia in any way?

Yes. During the blackout, Wikipedia is accessible on mobile devices and smart phones. You can also view Wikipedia normally by disabling JavaScript in your browser, as explained on this Technical FAQ page. Our purpose here isn’t to make it completely impossible for people to read Wikipedia, and it’s okay for you to circumvent the blackout. We just want to make sure you see our message.

Wikipedia blackout

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  • Drinky McGee

    Does wanting to find out when Don Knotts was born count as an emergency?

    • Tuna Ghost

      what kind of stupid question is that, of course it does

      (July 21, 1924)

  • http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Republican_Jesus Otto44

    I need to find out Ron Jeremy’s birth name. Now that’s an emergency.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1051988347 Robin Milim

    Seriously?
    Finding a “work around” is definitely defeating the purpose of the
    black out/protest. Who “Can’t Live” without accessing Wikipedia for one
    day??!! What a selfish, self gratifying, ridiculous society we have
    become. Sheeple, wake the f**k up!! It’s way bigger than you and me.

    • TheRapist

      Well that is how you pretend conspiracy’s don’t exist, see the video below this article on the main page “shit conspiracy theorists say”.

  • Tchoutoye

    Why isn’t Disinfo joining the campaign?

    • http://hormeticminds.blogspot.com/ Chaorder Gradient

      I think its about awareness. I’m not sure there’s a Disinfo reader that doesn’t know all about SOPA. Wiki is another story.

      • DontPanic

        I respectfully disagree…BoingBoing went down and there readers are more than aware of what is going on. I think the point is to actually motivate people to do something about it, rather than just bitching about it…

  • Toxiczen

    (to the tune of it’s beginning to look a lot like christmas)

    “It’s beginning to seem a lot like china!”

  • justagirl

    i think “the message” is that google and wiki have more geeks on their side.

  • Baphomet777

    SittingNow guys is right. If DisInfo is such a counterculture site, why the hell isn’t it blacking out today?, instead of helping mindless idiots get on Wikipedia for one day.

    Sellouts!

    • Andrew

      Because being counterculture means doing exactly what the biggest websites on the Web are doing.

  • Dueyv9

    fake protests suck

  • Anuther

    Way to blow Disinfo. No, not a typo and yes it rhymes. 

  • Vlk

    You just have to press esc before it loads the black screen

  • chinagreenelvis

    I’m beginning to wonder if we live in such a state of relative indifference and distraction that people actually need to be lied to in order to be motivated. The psychology behind exaggerating a threat, as I have seen happen in various forms over the past decade, is extremely effective.