Web to go on strike on January 18th to stop SOPA

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 15/01/2012 - 3:25pm

On Jan 24th, the U.S. Congress will vote to pass internet censorship in the Senate, even though the vast majority of Americans are opposed. We need to kill the bill - PIPA in the Senate and SOPA in the House - to protect our rights to free speech, privacy, and prosperity. We need internet companies to follow Reddit's lead and stand up for the web, as we internet users are doing every day.

On Jan 18th, sites will go dark to protest the internet censorship bills. Urge the biggest sites to join the strike. Sign the Petition. Participating? Add your site to the list, and spread the word.

Visit the SOPA strike campaign website

More information

SOPA: US House of Reps copyright bill proposes national censorship,
attacks on hosting services, Twitter, YouTube
http://boingboing.net/2011/10/27/sopa-us-house-of-reps-copyright-bill-pr...

STOP SOPA, SAVE THE INTERNET
http://boingboing.net/2011/11/11/stop-sopa-save-the-internet.html

Reddit blackout day
http://blog.reddit.com/2012/01/stopped-they-must-be-on-this-all.html

Wordpress on SOPA
http://wordpress.org/news/2012/01/help-stop-sopa-pipa/