Hello all
Right now a number of websites like WordPress.org and Wikipedia are blacked out in protest of the SOPA/PIP bill that is being put into congress.
You may have heard people talking/blogging/twittering about SOPA — the Stop Online Piracy Act. The recent SOPA-related boycott of GoDaddy was all over the news, with many people expressing their outrage over the possibilities of SOPA, but when I ask people about SOPA and its sister bill in the Senate, PIPA (Protect IP Act), many don’t really know what the bills propose, or what we stand to lose. If you are not freaked out by SOPA/PIPA, please: for the next four minutes, instead of checking Facebook statuses, seeing who mentioned you on Twitter, or watching the latest episode of Sherlock*, watch this video (by Fight for the Future).
Here is a video that explains it a little more.
If you want to get involved I would suggest going to www.wordpress.org there have lots of links to petitions for congress etc
Related articles
- (SOPA) the Future in your hands…Inform yourself, know the history and all aspects of this Bill “Stop Online Piracy Act” (H.R. 3261) “including” Senate’s “PROTECT IP Act” (S. 968) (christinawward.wordpress.com)
- Wikipedia shutting down on Wednesday as part of SOPA protest (ziggytek.com)
- What Is SOPA? Startup Offers One-on-One Tutorials (mashable.com)
- Wikipedia to protest SOPA/PIPA with 24-hour shut-down (techradar.com)
- SOPA: The Internet Blacklist Bill [Infographic] – [Video] (techfleece.com)
- 4 Decent Anti SOPA Plugins for WordPress (wpjedi.com)
- ANTI-SOPA/PIPA Blackout (pumabydesign001.com)
- Wikipedia Will Go Dark On Wednesday In Protest Of SOPA And PIPA (businessinsider.com)
- SOPA/PIPA Blackout is not “foolish” (eoghann.com)
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