Against SOPA/PIPA – don’t break the Internet
January 18, 2012 in General Media, Politics
As much as possible, we try to stay clear of politics on this blog, but there’s a pair of bills before the US Congress that, if passed, would have a huge negative impact on the Internet we all know and love. The bills are the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act (PIPA). #
A number of Web-based companies are blacking out portions of their sites today in protest against the measures, including Wikipedia, Google, WordPress, Reddit, BoingBoing, Craigslist and others. #
The Internet isn’t broke, and there’s no need for a new US law to attempt to fix it, with all the unintended consequences that entails. #
The best thing US citizens can do is contact their elected representative to oppose the acts. You can find information to do so here. #
Here’s more information: #
Electronic Frontier Foundation (PDF) #
