LovellD Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Source: http://tech.pnosker.com/2012/01/20/sopa-and-pipa-dropped-by-congress-in-wake-of-largest-online-protest-in-history/ "After a long week of raising the stakes it seems that the anti SOPA/PIPA activists have won the day. On Friday January 20th, Congress dropped the bills in the wake of the largest online protest in history. An incredible 13 million people took time to fill out a petition to implore congress to oppose the bills in order to keep the internet free of censorship. You can see the astonishing numbers here. This activism, alongside the web “blackout” on Wednesday by 1,000s of websites including Wikipedia and Reddit, was unprecedented. Even the MPAA (one of the largest lobbies for the awful bills) was shocked having previously considered SOPA and PIPA a “slam dunk.” MPAA Chairman and former Senator Chris Dodd told the New York Times in a statement that “this was a whole new different game all of a sudden.” “This is altogether a new effect,” Mr. Dodd said, likening the online community’s response to the Arab spring movement. He even went so far as to comment that he could not remember seeing “an effort that was moving with this degree of support change this dramatically” in the last 40 years. (...)" Sounds good. Hopefully it sticks, but I'm pretty sure these bills will come back in some form. Quote 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix GT Click to see my build log! (2) SKAR VVX-12 Hifonics Brutus BRZ2400.1D Hey stupid. I got your report. You cant type a coherent sentence but yet think you can run this much power? You cant even hyperlink on the internet. You have no mention of power upgrades. You just want dat big boom dat make dem bitchez panteez drop. Next time you report someone make sure the one getting the report isnt the one you reported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman1575 Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 MSNBC Link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46072484/ns/technology_and_science-security/ Good, now everyone will shut the fuck up & move on with their lives...lol Quote POTATO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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