Like any other day, I went to Google and tried to "Wikipedia" a term to find out the meaning behind it. To my surprise, the page was blocked, and this sign (above picture) was hosted on the site, instead of the usual "search" page. It has come to my attention that Wikipedia has decided to black out their online encyclopedia to raise awareness against the U.S. Congress who is considering legislation that could risk our internet being free and open.
How would this change our world, and the way that we go about our daily lives, as we have come to rely so heavily on the internet? It is scary to think that something like this could take place, and that our "free" resources could be taken away from us. Wikipedia is a site that I can guarantee, most people have used on multiple occasions, to find out a quick fact, or to reference a specific topic.
If Wikipedia is a free source that can be suddenly taken away from us, what other kinds of "reliable" internet resources may be taken away too?
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