SOPA/PIPA Blackout Day

by Michael January 18th, 2012

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Maybe you saw our big black splash page on your way here?

SOPA is the Stop Online Piracy Act, PIPA is the Protect IP Act. What I and a lot of other people fear the passage of either of these bills by the US Congress will actually do is allow broad and arbitrary censorship of the internet.

I like an open internet very much, and I think all you Weightless patrons probably do too, so for the 24 hours of January 18th, 2012, Weightless is going to pitch in and show that black splash page you probably already saw in hopes that some of you will click the links (or the ones above), learn what’s at stake and do something about it. And if not, I hope you won’t be too bothered by it.

Thanks very much for your time!
–Michael and Gavin

Posted on Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 at 12:00 am.

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