Why SOPA Sucks and Why You Should Care | Digital Operative

January 18, 2012 By BJ Cook,

SOPA sucks, so does internet censorship

Today is a new day for the color black. Today it drapes itself across some of the most visited websites across internet to oppose something called SOPA. According to EFF.org, it states "The Internet blacklist legislation—known as PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House—invites Internet security risks, threatens online speech, and hampers innovation on the Web." What companies went black today?

Google
Wordpress
Wikipedia
Mozilla Firefox
Amazon - supporting with black banner to right
Boing Boing
Nicekicks - I like this site and it shows penetration of support to smaller players as well

How can you support this and take action?

Understand SOPA - 1) BBC - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16612628 2) CNN - http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/17/technology/sopa_explained/index.htm
View website gallery of images - http://news.cnet.com/2300-1023_3-10011024.html
Write In - http://americancensorship.org/
Join the Website Blackout List - http://sopastrike.com/

It's all about education at the end of the day and knowing that the form you fill out, the petition you sign or that tweet you send matters.

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