Mobile web and apps continue to work despite the online encyclopedia's promised strike.
The US government recently enforced new anti-piracy laws – the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) – but that hasn't sat well with a number of companies including Wikipedia, Facebook and Twitter.
Along with TwitPic and Wordpress, the encyclopedia vowed to 'blackout' today and halt services in protest, but a backdoor has been discovered for the Wikipedia mobile platform.
Thus, users of the Wikipedia mobile apps and mobile website can continue using the searching services as normal.
The site said: "Right now, the US Congress is considering legislation that could fatally damage the free and open Internet. For 24 hours, to raise awareness, we are blacking out Wikipedia."
But the 'Learn more' section of the site paints another picture as the firm says: "During the blackout, Wikipedia is accessible on mobile devices and smartphones. You can also view Wikipedia normally by disabling JavaScript in your browser.
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"Our purpose here isn't to make it completely impossible for people to read Wikipedia, and it's okay for you to circumvent the blackout. We just want to make sure you see our message."
The legislation was launched to protect the music and film industry from harm, however Wikipedia among others say the act is detrimental to free speech.
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