Wikipedia Blackout
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- i_monk0
Why are they blacking out the site to non-US users? There's nothing we can do about your laws, and by and large these acts won't really impact us. It might even make the internet better by treating all of the US as damage.
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- Agreed, stupidpanacea
- got u talking about it didnt it?BrokenHD
- It doesn't matter if *I* talk about it.i_monk
- It's silly to think this won't affect anyone outside US. Unless you visit only non US website and you live in North Korea.sephil
- stewdio0
@i_monk These laws could indeed impact Internet users outside the US:
- i_monk0
hahahaha: https://twitter.com/herpderpedia…
- Gordy220
Stewdio - you got a hat-tip at Gawker:
- BrokenHD0
"RT @haleyspicer - If Wikipedia disappears for forever there's no way I'm getting through college.."
- BrokenHD0
"RT @TestingRhymes - Why has wikipedia gone? I think they have done this on purpose. #confused"
- i_monk0
The funniest part is these people don't even read the explanation. All 30 words of it.
- i_monk0
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/…
MPAA's Chris Dodd takes aim at SOPA strike
Hollywood's chief lobbyist lashed out at tech companies for mounting Tuesday night's planned online blackout to protest proposed anti-piracy legislation that has pitted Southern California movie and music distributors against Silicon Valley Internet corporations.Motion Picture Assn. of America Chief Executive Chris Dodd, the former Senator from Connecticut, accused technology companies such as Google, Mozilla and Wikipedia of resorting to stunts.
As part of the largest online strike in history, thousands of websites planned to black out their pages or shut down completely starting Tuesday night to protest anti-piracy bills they feel would limit freedom of speech and saddle legitimate websites with onerous legal costs.
But Dodd called the blackout a "dangerous gimmick."
"It is an irresponsible response and a disservice to people who rely on them for information and who use their services,'' Dodd said in a statement. "It is also an abuse of power given the freedoms these companies enjoy in the marketplace today."
Meanwhile, NetCoalition, a group of leading Internet and technology companies, announced that it launched a radio advertising campaign highlighting the Protect IP Act (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
"We want to let people know that these bills will harm American jobs and our economy by stifling innovation and chilling investment in one of the few industries growing and hiring,'' said Markham Erickson, executive director of NetCoalition.
- dbloc0
Zuckerberg's Response
- bliznutty0
Mark Zuckerberg
The internet is the most powerful tool we have for creating a more open and connected world. We can't let poorly thought out laws get in the way of the internet's development. Facebook opposes SOPA and PIPA, and we will continue to oppose any laws that will hurt the internet.The world today needs political leaders who are pro-internet. We have been working with many of these folks for months on better alternatives to these current proposals. I encourage you to learn more about these issues and tell your congressmen that you want them to be pro-internet.
You can read more about our views here: https://www.facebook.com/Faceboo….
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- jadrian_uk0
should have been for a week
- boobs0
I know all that shit, so I haven't had to look anything up today.
- elloh0
seems like QBN could have participated as well.
- bliznutty0
if i can say anything.. it is that liberty has always and will always be in jeopardy. the people need to fully admit and become fully aware of the dangers that arise from directly legitimized and authorized governments.. this is a story so ...true in history that it is predictable like clockwork .. given the popularity of being anti-SOPA, i want to stress that the tyrants who create these bills, working on behalf of corporate and other mysterious interests, are not doing so because of demand from society... its just bad! and this isn't just about SOPA.. this fight against our liberties takes place everyday by the same people we elected to protect our liberties.. a controversy to say the least! in fact, why are the same people who are claiming that terrorists are trying to take away our freedom, introducing and supporting these bills?! anybody willing to compromise our liberty is a fucking scumbag terrorist! but proof nonetheless that these powerful direct democracies are seriously dangerous given they always compromise our liberties on behalf of security.. a trick learned by the creators of fear and propoganda. --- let's put responsibility back into the hands of the people.. let us be free and make our own choices in life.. and properly serve justice against the true tyrants in this world - the co-conspiring government, military, and corporate officials who keep introducing acts that violate civil liberties, start wars, and throne banks... Ask yourself this: if Justice isn't supposed to protect Liberty - then what purpose is it? this is serious btw - i appreciate our support against SOPA and big brother government! now we need to get more support to repeal all the other anti-liberty acts that have already been put into law while noone was paying attention! remember? you were all surfing the internet and weren't paying attention.. but you were today!! lol</rant>
- bliznutty0
i also believe in the power of protest.. i would like to recognize google, wiki, reddit, and others in a real protest today.. and all of you signing the petition. with so much powerful cultural influence of these companies, it would be nice... if we saw this more often. Anyway, hopefully it showed the mainstream people that opposing government legislation isn't taboo, nor does it imply that you're a loony because you fear and distrust your government's intenion. checking big government and illegitimizing centralized power can be popular and participatory and truly representative.. and protests are in many ways the best form of that! Cheers to protest and cheers to you!