Websites black out in protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
Follow the latest developments and reaction to the great internet blackout. Wondering what SOPA is? Here’s an explainer.
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In a surprise move today, Representative Eric Cantor(R-VA) announced that he will stop all action on SOPA, effectively killing the bill. This move was most likely due to several things. One of those things is that SOPA and PIPA met huge online protest against the bills. Another reason would be that the White House threatened to veto the bill if it had passed. However, it isn’t quite time yet to celebrate, as PIPA(the Senate’s version of SOPA) is still up for consideration.
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STOP SOPA
THE ESSENTIALS:
- Summary and bill text of SOPA - H.R. 3261: link
- Summary and bill text of PIPA - S.968: link
- Congressmen who support SOPA and how much money in donations they received to support it: link
IN DEPTH:
- Companies that support SOPA - link
- Companies that oppose SOPA & PIPA - link
- Video: What is PIPA and how will it affect you? link
- SOPA 101: An Infographic - link
- Tech Law & Policy: House takes Senate’s bad Internet censorship bill, tries making it worse - Analysis of SOPA & PIPA - link
GET INVOLVED:
- Take Action Checklist to Stop Censorship - link
- Join @YourAnonNews and @AnonymousIRC and pledge not to tweet between 8AM-8PM EST (1300-0100 UTC) on 18 January [check your local timezone here - Use hashtags #SOPAblackout and #J18
- Add the following banners to your Twitter pic: “CENSORED” - link | “STOP SOPA” - link
- How to contact Facebook and Google to support the January 18 SOPA blackout - link
- Contact your local Representative with info and a widget to find them by EFF and Wired for Change - link
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