Black World Wide Web protest

On February 1, 1996, a large number of web sites were turned black for 48 hours as a protest against the passing of the Communications Decency Act in the United States. The Turn the Web Black protest, also called Black Thursday, was a joint effort by a number of civil liberties groups, including the Voters Telecommunications Watch and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Thousands of websites, including a number of major ones, joined in the protest. The campaign was noted by major media such as the CNN, TIME magazine and The New York Times.

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February 1 - 1996 - Communications Decency Act - United States - Voters Telecommunications Watch - Electronic Frontier Foundation - CNN - TIME magazine - The New York Times

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