Wikipedia English Tohsc to 24 hours in protest of the American legislative attempts that could harm Internet users
Wikipedia (English only) Tohsc to 24 hours to protest the U.S. legislative attempts that may harm the Internet. The project founder, Jimmy Wales, announced it through his Twitter account. Wikipedia - the world's largest sites, joined by other prominent American sites, from Reddit to to BoingBoing.
Blackout is the purpose of raising awareness of the two legislative attempts, SOPA passes through the House of Representatives and PIPA passes through the U.S. Senate, which are designed to fight online piracy. The legislation, which is done with the support of media companies, will give to these bodies and prosecutors more authority and capabilities in terms of blocking sites are located outside the U.S. for skiers Americans. In recent weeks, expressed larger Internet companies - Google, via Twitter to Craigslist - opposition to laws, as the day before yesterday (Sunday) The White House also added his opposition.
The last day came reports that the vote on the SOPA - which is scheduled to take place on Wednesday - leave it that the proposal be amended so that inspire less resistance. However, the reports have not yet been officially approved, and therefore still protest is planned to start at midnight, Washington time.
At the same time, there are also objections to the protest itself. Twitter CEO, Dick Kustolo, wrote his own page on the micro - blogging that "it's just stupid. Following a global business to close one topic of local politics is stupid. "
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THIS STUPID LAW NEED TO BE CANCELED/NOT APPROVED. FOR SAMPLE IF YOUR MAKING VIDEO WITH BRITNEY SPEARS MUSIC OR IT'S IN MISTAKE IN THE BACKGROUND THE VIDEO WOULD BE DELETED. I HOPE THIS LAW WOULDNT APROVED IN ANYWAY OF MATTER. IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT/ MOST OF THE BAND'S THAT ARE FAMOUS NOWDAYS, IT'S ONLY CUZ PIRATE SHARE. THE BAND WOULD LOSE THERE FANS OUTSIDE USA AND INSIDE. BECAUSE NOT EVERYBODY CAN PAY $ ,
