[RealDemo]

Two pieces of American legislation that, if passed, could change dramatically our internet freedoms, and not just in America.

This, I believe, is very important stuff. It would effect everybody, and the questions it poses are far reaching. This is far more than a bill to protect copyright. It is a power grab for more control and censorship generated by fear.

Here is a link to a run down of the bill in detail...... and the devil is in the detail:
http://mashable.com/2012/01/17/sopa-dangerous-opinion/

Here is the White House view: https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petition...paign=shorturl

[TheNegotiator]

Agreed. It's a worrying prospect that needs to be averted.

[zdo]

Be a HERO and Help STOP SOPA Now!! I'll tell you How! This Video that Must Be SHARED! - YouTube

Be a HERO and Help STOP SOPA Now!! I'll tell you How! This Video that Must Be SHARED! - YouTube

SOPA and PIPA bills could threaten natural health websites with government-ordered shutdown
etc

MMS, do you care?

[SIUYA]

goggle "uk student extradited" for more info

[RealDemo]

Any Europeans who may be still left thinking......naaaa..... that's just those crazy americans, that sort of thing would never happen here.

Think again.

ACTA

La Quadrature du Net | Internet & Libertés

they are coming for the internet.

[henryduncan12]

I also consider that Sopa/pipa bill is against internet freedom. Like this, some other countries may take same decision against US websites. Wikipedia has gone for blackout and some other popular websites and search engines are going to against it. Thanks to share these sources with us.

[RealDemo]

There is still a lot of elected support for this legislation across the states, here's an interesting map:

Congressional Support/Opposition of SOPA

Google have amassed a staggering 4.5 million signatures on their petition against this.

"There’s no need to make American social networks, blogs and search engines censor the Internet or undermine the existing laws that have enabled the Web to thrive, creating millions of U.S. jobs," the petition reads. "Too much is at stake -– please vote NO on PIPA and SOPA."

SOPA and PIPA - YouTube

SOPA and PIPA - YouTube

[Tradewinds]

If you are doing internet searches, you never know what kind of a webpage is going to pop up when clicking a search link. One thing you can do is run your Web Browser in 'Sandboxed' mode. Sandbox mode restricts all the files that get written to your hard drive from the internet. There is a free Sandbox program named Sandboxie.

Sandboxie