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[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/17/wikipedia-blackout_n_1212096.html?ref=technology#s618767&title=Wikipedia Wikipedia Blackout: 11 Huge Sites Protest SOPA, PIPA On January 18]</ref>
[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/17/wikipedia-blackout_n_1212096.html?ref=technology#s618767&title=Wikipedia Wikipedia Blackout: 11 Huge Sites Protest SOPA, PIPA On January 18]</ref>
==Senate Delays Vote on PIPA==
Following the blackout protest and collapse of support from legislators in the upper chamber, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid decided to postpone the scheduled vote for PIPA. Reid explained that the concerns raised against the bill should be addressed. He remains optimistic that the Senate will be able to reach a compromise agreement to resolve the issues.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/21/technology/senate-postpones-piracy-vote.html After an Online Firestorm, Congress Shelves Antipiracy Bills]</ref>
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