How to access Wikipedia on SOPA and PIPA Blacking Out Day

The Wikipedia community has blacked out the English version of Wikipedia for 24 hours on January 18th to raise awareness about legislation being proposed by the U.S. Congress — the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) in the U.S. Senate — and to encourage readers to speak out against it. This legislation, if passed, will harm the free and open Internet. If you are in the United States, let your congressional representative know what you think of the proposed legislation by clicking here.

Solution: Just disable the JavaScript in your browser to access Wikipedia from a blackout page.

Disabling JavaScript in Firefox:
Tools-> Internet Options -> Content

Disabling JavaScript in Internet Explorer:
Tools-> Internet Options -> Security Tab bar -> Custom Level -> Disable Active scripting (at the end of the list).

Disabling JavaScript in Chrome:

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