Wikipedia blackout underway

The blackout of Wikipedia in protest at the proposed anti piracy SOPA and PIPA laws in the US is underway, with all 3.8 million articles for the English language version now unable to be accessed until midnight tonight (US time).

Those attempting to access the best known online encyclopedia see the following when attempting to access any particular articles:The site links through to this explanatory page.

The BBC reports that the mobile version of the site is still available.