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January 18, 2012 at 5:49 am #626427EvelinessaMember
Some major sites across the web including wikipedia, mozilla, twitpic, and many other user driven sites, are going into a “blackout” to raise awareness about SOPA. Just tried to go and read about something on Wikipedia and got this image.
The internet feels so empty right now :sarcasm::Cry:
January 18, 2012 at 9:37 am #820664misswiggMemberI read that Wiki were going to do this, I think its brilliant
January 18, 2012 at 10:55 am #820666casinowalesMemberWikipedia’s working on mine.
January 18, 2012 at 11:03 am #820667casinowalesMemberOh wait, i went back to the page and i got that same page above. WTG Wiki!
January 18, 2012 at 3:46 pm #820672EvelinessaMemberI think it’s a great move. Social media has been stirring and this is definitely raising awareness! Just sucks not having Wikipedia…always made me look smarter than my peers!
January 18, 2012 at 4:14 pm #820675AnonymousInactiveI love what google did to there homepage.
January 18, 2012 at 4:24 pm #820676bosshoggsMember@Lenny 234909 wrote:
I love what google did to there homepage.
I was just going to share that! Pretty cool what Google did this morning!
January 18, 2012 at 4:29 pm #820677EvelinessaMemberWordpress.org and Wired.com have the best ones I’ve seen so far. Great to see them supporting the protest
January 18, 2012 at 5:04 pm #820681AnonymousInactiveI just wiki’d “penis” … and it went to the penis page.. and then bam.. censorship.
I like how wired have done theres.
January 19, 2012 at 9:28 am #820692misswiggMemberIf Google had actually gone down for a day… now that would of been something, they obviously weren’t that supportive though
January 19, 2012 at 3:35 pm #820695AnonymousInactive@Caseym 234934 wrote:
If Google had actually gone down for a day… now that would of been something, they obviously weren’t that supportive though
I’m with you on this.
If google went down for a day… wow!!!Everyone wouldve known about it.
January 19, 2012 at 4:24 pm #820698bosshoggsMember@Rak 234937 wrote:
I’m with you on this.
If google went down for a day… wow!!!Everyone wouldve known about it.
So true! Could you imagine the madness that would have caused??? Between Google itself, gmail and google analytics, I’m thinking that would have caused way too much of a headache for people on a personal and professional front for Google to go that far- no?
January 19, 2012 at 4:44 pm #820702AnonymousInactiveThe video in Matt Cutts video really puts it all into perspective – and seriously if you are in the US… do something about it please.
Governments like Australia would just mirror what the US would look to do.Find your congress person and their phone number by following this link
http://www.tumblr.com/protect-the-netJanuary 19, 2012 at 4:50 pm #820703AnonymousInactiveGreat Article on what the blackout did to get peoples attention, and its results
For opponents of SOPA and PIPA, Wednesday’s internet blackout and Google’s was a huge success. Eighteen Senators changed their position on PIPA, Paul Tassi reports; and 4.5 million people signed Google’s anti-censorship petition, according to the LA Times.
4.5 Million People Signed Google’s Anti-SOPA Petition – Forbes
And about time lobbying like this happened from what I would call “grass roots” – not the money, but the voice.
Jan. 19 (Bloomberg) — An online protest led by Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. against U.S. anti-piracy bills illustrates how Internet companies are changing legislative debate in Washington.
Nine co-sponsors, five in the Senate and four House members, began withdrawing their support for Hollywood-backed measures to combat piracy. Internet companies devoted home pages yesterday to opposing the bills, threatening a traditional lobbying effort led by the Motion Picture Association of America that assembled bipartisan support for the legislation.
January 19, 2012 at 5:43 pm #820705Ivo van BeekMemberI hope nothing happens to Wikipedia, I use it quite often!
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