Today is another of those days that will go down in History (internet History, to be precise). We’re talking PIPA again, only this time it is not a famous sister but the Protect IP Act along with SOPA (Stop Online Privacy Act) in the wake of several well-known sites chosing this day to oppose these Acts that the US Senate is getting ready to vote on.
If you have been watching Television all morning, you have probably seen this image
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For the record, here are screen shots of some other big online companies that are participating in the online strike against the Acts:
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Hollywood and Silicon Valley have their own takes on the Acts and the discussions will not go anywhere anytime soon. Here are a few basic Q&As from the capital of Silicon Valley.
As for my take, I’m still trying to come up with it. In the meantime, I’ll just say that the one thing that I am absolutely sure of, is that I am not in favour of censorship.
