Anti-SOPA and PIPA Blackout

[foolish_m0rtal]

I don't exactly have site code that I can use to post the black out script, but I can post my SOPA/PIPA image on all the sites I own, including Facebook, and spread more information about the anti-SOPA anti-PIPA strike tomorrow. My journal is also going dark. For people who were interested in using my anti-SOPA icon, you're free to do so.



On Wednesday Jan. 18, Reddit, Wikipedia and many other websites will black out their content in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) and the Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act (OPEN). Organizers of the SOPA Strike are asking interested sites to black out their content for 12 hours and display a message encouraging users to contact their congressional representatives and urge them to oppose the legislation.

For more information, you can refer to: STRIKE AGAINST SOPA and SOPA Blackout. Why SOPA Is Dangerous and Anonymous's Stop SOPA: The Essentials are also good resources if you want to go into depth.

For interesting and hilarious moments from the blackout protest, go to Gizmodo's What Is SOPA.

Information taken from Web Monkey's Protest SOPA article.

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SOPA Blackout

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[foolish-m0rtal.livejournal.com]

You've got it right, and this is exactly why many American companies with huge presences on the internet protested yesterday by going dark and blocking content. There were also protests in the streets in New York and San Francisco, probably led by coders.

We were able to spread awareness of SOPA yesterday with a very visible riot, and people internationally also joined in. Now we just have to stay strong and stick with it till we can be sure these bills can't be brought back to be voted on. Thanks for taking the time to look up the SOPA/PIPA information I provided!