SOPA bill and the internet nuke

Many sites are shutting down on 23rd Jan in protest of sopa
wiki and reddit are confirmed at this point but there is rumor about other giants like AOL, eBay, Etsy, Facebook, Foursquare, Google, IAC, LinkedIn, Mozilla, OpenDNS, PayPal, Twitter, Yahoo!, Zynga taking part in the blackout!

This is my personal request to join the protest. Although I am not a well reputed member(at least not a bad reputed ) I am highly dependent in many ways, on the internet. But if you're reading this, you too are probably just as dependent. And the last thing you'd want to see is you're livelihood go down the drain like that!
Join the blackout and at least make your mark! There are many sites(not linking directly because then you'll think I'm advertising) that almost automate the process of 'joining' the blackout. If you still need help, contact me.

Oh! And call your senators if you're in US!

Source :Will Google, Facebook, others 'nuke' Internet over SOPA?


Regards
Asad Salman

 

Ok, I won't open my FB account on that day.
Thanks

 

Have you seen wikipedia today?
Facebook, Twitter and other giants have signed anti-SOPA bill. As soon as SOPA becomes inevitable they will do everything!

 

Please check out below links
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16590585
http://en.wikipedia.org

Thanks

 

Well it is going to be a huge storm if this rule pass.....I can already see how site will be closed for nothing and not with a single explanation why.....they are just giving this power to someone that doesn't deserve it.

 

Its a shame, if those big giants are feeling the heat, what about small fishes.....

 

If Wikipedia Jimmy Wales' threat to turn off the crowd-sourced encyclopedia to protest the Stop Internet Piracy Act (SOPA) sent you into a cold sweat, you won't welcome this news.

Google, Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Zynga — and oh sweet baby Jesus no! — Etsy, along with other Internet-based companies take a "nuclear option" and "go simultaneously dark" in protest of the bill, and to "highlight the fundamental danger the legislation poses to the function of the Internet," ExtremeTech reports:

There’s been no formal decision on the matter, and the companies in question obviously risk consumer anger and backlash over any suspension of services. There is, however, safety in numbers — and a few simple sentences identifying why the blackout is in place will ensure that the majority of the rage flows in the proper direction.

SOPA, which the U.S. House Judiciary Committee is set to review later this month, makes the streaming of unauthorized content a felony. Further, the "vague language would create devastating new tools for silencing legitimate speech all around the Web," warns the Electronic Frontier Foundation. It's a concern shared by free speech and digital rights activists, as well as many major Internet-based companies.

Protests against SOPA went mainstream in December when members of the Reddit community organized a protest against Web-hosting giant Go Daddy for its initial SOPA support. More than 37,000 domains were transferred as part of the "Dump Go Daddy" protest, leading the company to make a solid statement opposing SOPA.

In anticipation of the hearing, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales conducted a straw poll recently to gauge Wikipedian interest in a community strike — a blackout of either the U.S. Wikipedia pages, or even the entire site. At that time, 87 percent of respondents were in favor of a strike.

Now, as part of the NetCoalition trade association, these companies are joining Wikipedia's Wikimedia Foundation in a possible Internet blackout:

*AOL
*eBay
*Etsy
*Facebook
*Foursquare
*Google
*IAC
*LinkedIn
*Mozilla
*OpenDNS
*PayPal
*Twitter
*Yahoo!
*Zynga

As ExtremeTech reports, there are no concrete plans for implementing the "nuclear option," but the most likely date for such a blackout is Jan. 23, the day before the Senate is scheduled to debate SOPA.

 

My websites are doing a blackout
Wordpress users can download a plugin that redirects people to the official strike page or you can simply create a page on your website yourself and redirect there.

I think it is important that users from all around the world understand the implications of this bill.

 

I hope all of this protesting is enough to stop SOPA, fingers crossed. I think the SOPA blackout idea is awesome What a great way to send a message and to gain support against this potentially destructive bill.