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  1. Aaron Swartz addressing the crowd at a protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act

    One of the Internet’s most impactful protests, a decade later

    Online Censorship Article

    Ten years ago, a powerful online activism campaign against the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act stopped the bill in its tracks, much to the surprise of the lobbyists and legislators who had considered its passage inevitable. Led by grassroots organizers and civil liberties groups, sites big and small “went dark” for the day in a “blackout” designed to draw attention to the issue and direct calls to Washington.