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Italian Wikipedia
Wikipedia in Italiano
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Website it.wikipedia.org

The Italian Wikipedia is the version of Wikipedia written in the Italian language. It started in January 2002. It has more than Expression error: Unexpected < operator. articles. This makes it the 8th largest Wikipedia by the number of articles.

A Big Protest in 2011

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From October 4 to October 6, 2011, all pages on the Italian Wikipedia project were redirected to this one-page Manifesto.

In October 2011, something unusual happened on the Italian Wikipedia. People who volunteer to write and edit Wikipedia articles decided to protest. They did not like a new law that the Italian government was thinking about.

Why They Protested

From October 4 to October 6, 2011, all articles on the Italian Wikipedia were hidden. If you tried to visit the site, you would only see a message. This message explained why they were protesting. The new law was being discussed in the Chamber of Deputies. This is part of the Italian Parliament, where laws are made.

First Time for Wikipedia

This was the first time any Wikipedia project had ever hidden all its content to protest a law. The Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia, supported this protest. They released a statement on October 4, saying they agreed with the short shutdown.

Impact of the Protest

During the protest, the message explaining the shutdown was seen about 19 million times. On October 6, 2011, the articles were put back online. A banner was added to the top of each page. This banner continued to explain why the protest happened.

Some people, like journalist Alberto Di Majo, thought the protest was a good thing. Others wondered if a non-profit group from the United States should try to change laws in Italy.

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