Today was nuts, right?
Google launched a petition. Wikipedia voted to shut itself off. Senators' websites went down just from the sheer surge of voters trying to write them. NYC and SF geeks had protests that packed city blocks.
You made history today: nothing like this has ever happened before. Tech companies and users teamed up. Tens of millions of people who make the internet what it is joined together to defend their freedoms. The free network defended itself. Whatever you call it, the bottom line is clear: from today forward, it will be much harder to mess up the internet.
The really crazy part? We might even win.
Approaching Monday's crucial Senate vote there are now 35 Senators publicly opposing PIPA. Last week there were 5. And it just takes just 41 solid "no" votes to permanently stall PIPA (and SOPA) in the Senate. What seemed like miles away a few weeks ago is now within reach.
But don't trust predictions. The forces behind SOPA & PIPA (mostly movie companies) can make small changes to these bills until they know they have the votes to pass. Members of Congress know SOPA & PIPA are unpopular, but they don't understand why--so they're easily duped by superficial changes. The Senate returns next week, and the next few days are critical.
This blog is intended as a work tool for the English class 12.º D+E. It may be used or referred to by anyone interested in social, historical, political and cultural aspects, namely the ones related to English speaking countries
January 19, 2012
Some mail I've received yesterday (about SOPA & PIPA)
Etiquetas:
civil action,
civil protests,
Civil Rights,
democracy,
SOPA/PIPA,
USA
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When i'm old and with grandchildren of my own I'll say to then that I made history online.
ReplyDelete"Come a Sopa va lá, come a Sopa va la, faz-te bem e ajuda-te a crescer!" That's what they want us to believe!
ReplyDeleteThis is what the traitors will sing:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjyqIJ4yhLo
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