On January 18, 2012, a series of coordinated protests occurred against two proposed laws in the United States Congress—the Stop Online Piracy Act and the PROTECT IP Act. These followed smaller protest
A screenshot of the English Wikipedia landing page, symbolically its only page during the blackout on January 18, 2012
Anti-SOPA/PIPA protesters in New York City, in coordination with the Internet blackout
SOPA-PIPA protest, January 18, 2012, in front of Senators Chuck Schumer's and Kirsten Gillibrand's offices, New York City
SOPA-PIPA protest, January 18, 2012, in front of Senators Chuck Schumer's and Kirsten Gillibrand's offices, New York City
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Christopher John Dodd is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the longest-serving senator in
Official portrait, c. 2006
Dodd speaking on the campaign trail, January 2007.
Dodd with President Joe Biden in 2021
Dodd giving a speech at Naval Submarine Base New London, July 1985.