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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia Threatens To Shut Down Italian Site In Response To Berlusconi's New ...[/b]
Business Insider
Image: AP The proposed law is known as the "DDL intercettazioni" (Wiretapping Act), and critics see it as an attempt by Berlusconi's government to censor bloggers. With this announcement, we want to warn our readers against the risks arising from ...



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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Italian-language [b]Wikipedia hidden, may shut down[/b]
CNET
In a message it posted today, Wikipedia said it has hidden the Italian-language portion of the site due to a new law proposed by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's administration. According to the message, the site section will remain hidden while the ...

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The Next Web[/url]
<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />New Wiretapping Act puts Italian [b]Wikipedia at risk of deletion[/b]
The Next Web
If you're trying to load up the Italian version of Wikipedia, the crowd-sourced and free encyclopedia that anyone can edit, you will instead find a letter informing readers that the page might soon be deleted. A new law currently being debated by the ...

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International Business Times[/url]
<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Italian [b]Wikipedia Shuts Down Prompted by New Wiretap Act[/b]
International Business Times
By IBTimes Staff Reporter | October 4, 2011 8:23 PM EDT Wikipedia's Italian edition homepage has been shut down following the prospect of a new wiretap law from Italy's Prime Minister, forcing the Italian language Web site to be hidden with the ...

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Digitaltrends.com[/url]
<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia may shut down Italian-language site in response to speech restrictions[/b]
Digitaltrends.com
Wikipedia shuts down the Italian site and threatens complete deletion in response to speech restrictions from the Italian Prime Minister. Wikipedia has chosen to temporarily hide its Italian edition due to the prospect of new speech restrictions in ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia hides Italian language edition to protest new law[/b]
Good Gear Guide
Wikipedia said it was hiding the Italian edition of the online encyclopedia to protest against a proposed new rule in the country, that will require websites to publish corrections within 48 hours of content being found objectionable, without review. ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia hides Italian language edition to protest new law[/b]
Network World
Wikipedia said it was hiding the Italian edition of the online encyclopedia to protest against a proposed new rule in the country, that will require websites to publish corrections within 48 hours of content being ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia hides Italian language edition to protest new law[/b]
PC World Magazine
Wikipedia said it was hiding the Italian edition of the online encyclopedia to protest against a proposed new rule in the country, that will require websites to publish corrections within 48 hours of content being found objectionable, without review. ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia hides Italian language edition to protest new law[/b]
Australian Techworld
Wikipedia said it was hiding the Italian edition of the online encyclopedia to protest against a proposed new rule in the country, that will require websites to publish corrections within 48 hours of content being found objectionable, without review. ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia Hides Italian Language Edition to Protest New Law[/b]
CIO
IDG News Service — Wikipedia said it was hiding the Italian edition of the online encyclopedia to protest against a proposed new rule in the country, that will require websites to publish corrections within 48 hours of content being ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia hides Italian language edition to protest new law[/b]
PC Advisor
Wikipedia said it was hiding the Italian edition of the online encyclopedia to protest against a proposed new rule in the country, that will require websites to publish corrections within 48 hours of content being found ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia hides Italian language edition to protest new law[/b]
Computerworld Australia
Wikipedia said it was hiding the Italian edition of the online encyclopedia to protest against a proposed new rule in the country, that will require websites to publish corrections within 48 hours of content being found objectionable, without review. ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia hides Italian language edition to protest new law[/b]
ITworld.com
October 05, 2011, 1:30 AM — Wikipedia said it was hiding the Italian edition of the online encyclopedia to protest against a proposed new rule in the country, that will require websites to publish corrections within 48 hours of content being found ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia hides Italian language edition to protest new law[/b]
IDG News Service
Wikipedia said it was hiding the Italian edition of the online encyclopedia to protest against a proposed new rule in the country, that will require websites to publish corrections within 48 hours of content being found objectionable, without review. ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia hides Italian language edition to protest new law[/b]
CIO Magazine
Wikipedia said it was hiding the Italian edition of the online encyclopedia to protest against a proposed new rule in the country, that will require websites to publish corrections within 48 hours of content being found objectionable, without review. ...

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Macworld UK[/url]
<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia hides Italian language edition to protest new law[/b]
Macworld UK
Wikipedia said it was hiding the Italian edition of the online encyclopedia to protest against a proposed new rule in the country, that will require websites to publish corrections within 48 hours of content being found objectionable, without review. ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia hides Italian language edition to protest new law[/b]
Consumer Tech
Internet | 05 Oct 2011 : Wikipedia said it was hiding the Italian edition of the online encyclopedia to protest against a proposed new rule in the country, that will require websites to publish corrections within 48 hours of content being found ...

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Earthquake Report[/url]
<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia in Italian : freedom of press at risk by new Berlusconi law[/b]
Earthquake Report
After the trial of the Italian seismologists, a new dark topic arises at the Italian horizon. Will Italy remain a free internet press community or will it become a censored totalitarian state. The Berlusconi government does not like the current free ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia hides Italian edition to protest new law[/b]
Techworld.com
Wikipedia said it was hiding the Italian edition of the online encyclopedia to protest against a proposed new rule in the country, that will require websites to publish corrections within 48 hours of ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia shuts Italian site as parliament debates censorship law[/b]
TG Daily
Wikipedia has shut down its Italian site, in protest at the proposed introduction of a law forcing websites to remove any posts that their subject deems upsetting. Under the proposal - currently under discussion by the Italian Parliament - anybody ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia hides Italian edition to protest new legislation[/b]
ComputerworldUK
Wikipedia said it was hiding the Italian edition of the online encyclopedia to protest against a proposed new rule in the country, that will require websites to publish corrections ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Regarding recent events on Italian [b]Wikipedia[/b]
Watching the Watchers.org
Today the volunteers of the Italian Wikipedia community made the decision to replace all of Italian Wikipedia with a message to readers about a law (PDF in Italian) being discussed before the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian parliament. ...

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PanARMENIAN.Net[/url]
<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia protests Italian law[/b]
PanARMENIAN.Net
PanARMENIAN.Net - Wikipedia said it was hiding the Italian edition of the online encyclopedia to protest against a proposed new rule in the country, that will require websites to publish corrections within 48 hours of content being found objectionable, ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Samsung Wants To Block Sales Of iPhone 4S, [b]Wikipedia Shuts Down Italian Site ...[/b]
Fast Company
On the day of the iPhone 4S launch, Samsung releases a teaser video of its Nexus Prime. Samsung Wants To Block iPhone 4S In France, Italy. The patent war between Apple and Samsung rages on. Hours after Apple unveiled its ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Samsung To Block Sale Of IPhone 4S, [b]Wikipedia Shuts Down Italian Site, India's ...[/b]
Fast Company
On the day of the iPhone 4S launch, Samsung releases a teaser video of its Nexus Prime. Samsung To Block iPhone 4S In France, Italy. The patent war between Apple and Samsung rages on. Hours after Apple unveiled its newest ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Wikimedia Foundation Announces Support For Italian [b]Wikipedia Users[/b]
Business Insider
The Wikimedia Foundation has issued a statement in support of Italian Wikipedia users' decision to shut down their site. The Wikimedia Foundation stands with our volunteers in Italy who are challenging the recently drafted “DDL intercettazioni” (or ...

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TechEye[/url]
<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia downs Italian site over Bungasconi censorship plot[/b]
TechEye
Wikipedia has warned the Italian government against a law that will allow greater press censorship, taking the dramatic move to block the whole country from its pages. It appears that Berlusconi's regime is taking an increasingly hardline approach to ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia blacks out its home page in Italy to protect freedom speech[/b]
GroundReport
A shocking home page on wikipedia italian version. Few days before the discussion of wiretrapping act (ddl intercettazioni) wikipedia writes: "Over the past ten years, Wikipedia has become part of the daily habits ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia: black out against the gag law[/b]
GroundReport
The italian page of free encyclopedia Wikipedia disappears. A strong paper against the new wiretrapping act proposal explains the black out. Over the past ten years, Wikipedia has become part of the daily habits of ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Giving the Boot "The Boot": [b]Wikipedia Closes, May Delete Italian Language Section[/b]
DailyTech
Wikipedia has announced that its Italian language version of the free online encyclopedia may be deleted due to a new law proposal in Italy. The law proposal, called "DDL intercettazioni" (Wiretapping Act), states in paragraph 29 that all websites will ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Italian [b]Wikipedia Shuts Down in Protest of Wiretap Act[/b]
The Atlantic
In a message posted on the homepage of its Italian edition, Wikipedia announced that it is temporarily hiding all of its Italian-edition pages in protest of a wiretapping act currently under consideration in the Italian parliament. ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Italian [b]Wikipedia Is in Jeopardy of Being Deleted[/b]
PC Magazine
In protest to Italy's proposed wiretapping laws, the Italian version of Wikipedia has been hidden. Users that are looking for Italian Wikipedia will be met with a page that details how Italy's pending Internet laws could put the Italian ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia blocks access to protest Italian media law[/b]
Windsor Star
Online encylopedia Wikipedia has blocked access to its Italian version to protest a draft law to make websites amend content on even a single complaint of prejudice without independent verification. ROME - Online encylopedia Wikipedia has blocked ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia shuts Italy site to protest Berlusconi 'gag law'[/b]
London Free Press
ROME - Wikipedia has disabled its Italian website in protest against a privacy law drafted by Silvio Berlusconi's government which would impose new restrictions on newspapers and Internet pages and curb police wiretaps. ...



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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia shuts Italy site to protest Berlusconi "gag law"[/b]
CNBC.com
ROME - Wikipedia has disabled its Italian website in protest against a privacy law drafted by Silvio Berlusconi's government which would impose new restrictions on newspapers and Internet pages and curb police wiretaps. The online encyclopedia warned ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia shuts Italy site to protest Berlusconi "gag law"[/b]
Reuters UK
ROME (Reuters) - Wikipedia has disabled its Italian website in protest against a privacy law drafted by Silvio Berlusconi's government which would impose new restrictions on newspapers and Internet pages and curb police wiretaps. ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia protests Italy's wiretap plan[/b]
San Bernardino Sun
AP ROME—Wikipedia is protesting a proposed law in Italy to severely limit publication of wiretapped conversations—such as embarrassing transcripts of Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi's phone chats that have emerged in a prostitution probe. ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia protests Italy's wiretap plan[/b]
Atlanta Journal Constitution
AP ROME — Wikipedia is protesting a proposed law in Italy to severely limit publication of wiretapped conversations — such as embarrassing transcripts of Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi's phone chats that have emerged in a prostitution probe. ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia protests Italy's wiretap plan[/b]
Brisbane Times
Wikipedia is protesting a proposed law in Italy to severely limit publication of wiretapped conversations _ such as embarrassing transcripts of Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi's phone chats that have emerged in a prostitution probe. ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia protests Italy's wiretap plan[/b]
The Seattle Times
Wikipedia is protesting a proposed law in Italy to severely limit publication of wiretapped conversations - such as embarrassing transcripts of Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi's phone chats that have emerged in a prostitution probe. ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Wiretapping Act could spell 'finito' for Italian [b]Wikipedia[/b]
Engadget
This week, lawmakers in Italy are debating a controversial new bill that could have disastrous implications for Wikipedia. Yesterday, the encyclopedia posted a lengthy letter on its Italian portal, ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia protests Italy's wiretap plan[/b]
Casper Star-Tribune Online
AP | Posted: Wednesday, October 5, 2011 11:12 am | Loading… Wikipedia is protesting a proposed law in Italy to severely limit publication of wiretapped conversations _ such as embarrassing transcripts of Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi's phone chats ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia protests Italy's wiretap plan[/b]
Muscatine Journal
AP | Posted: Wednesday, October 5, 2011 12:12 pm | (0) Comments Wikipedia is protesting a proposed law in Italy to severely limit publication of wiretapped conversations _ such as embarrassing transcripts of Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi's phone ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia protests Italy's wiretap plan[/b]
Longview Daily News
AP | Posted: Wednesday, October 5, 2011 10:12 am | Loading… Wikipedia is protesting a proposed law in Italy to severely limit publication of wiretapped conversations _ such as embarrassing transcripts of Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi's phone chats ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia shuts Italy site to protest Berlusconi "gag law"[/b]
Reuters India
A woman holds a placard reading ''357.856 Italians say: No gag'' during a protest against a privacy law in downtown Rome October 5, 2011. Wikipedia has disabled its Italian website in protest against a privacy law drafted by Silvio Berlusconi's ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia blocks access to protest Italian media law[/b]
SKNVibes.com
(Rome, ITA) - Online encylopedia Wikipedia has blocked access to its Italian version to protest a draft law to make websites amend content on even a single complaint of prejudice without independent verification. "The obligation ...without the ...



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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia protests Italy's wiretap plan[/b]
Central Florida News 13
Wikipedia is protesting a proposed law in Italy to severely limit publication of wiretapped conversations _ such as embarrassing transcripts of Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi's phone chats that have emerged in a prostitution probe. ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia protests Italy's wiretap plan[/b]
Lake Wylie Pilot
AP Wikipedia is protesting a proposed law in Italy to severely limit publication of wiretapped conversations - such as embarrassing transcripts of Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi's phone chats that have emerged in a prostitution probe. ...

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