Sign Google's Anti-SOPA Petition

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Millions of Americans oppose SOPA and PIPA because these bills would censor the Internet and slow economic growth in the U.S.

Two bills before Congress, known as the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House, would censor the Web and impose harmful regulations on American business. Millions of Internet users and entrepreneurs already oppose SOPA and PIPA.

The Senate will begin voting on January 24th. Please let them know how you feel. Sign this petition urging Congress to vote NO on PIPA and SOPA before it is too late:

https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/

[Magnanimous]

I briefly considered asking HD to join in the blackout on the 18th... but then I forgot. Oh well.

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[baseballboy4296]

I briefly considered asking HD to join in the blackout on the 18th... but then I forgot. Oh well.

haha so did i, until blink remembered an hour and a half ago. but it was useless by then.

[Rosti_LFC]

A HD blackout in support of SOPA would have been a complete waste of time. It's only worth it if the site is big enough for it to be reasonably notable news.

[XaeL]

It's not even worth it.. the point was to spread the idea to people who are ignorant. HD is pretty smart 8D

[pumpupthejam]

I think it's funny asking people to sign something to show they oppose censorship on a forum that indulges in the very same thing.

[Rosti_LFC]

It's not the opposition of censorship in principle - it's the opposition of such all-encompassing, wide-reaching and poorly-written censorship. It would be the equivalent of HD banning all uses of the term "Tetris" because it's a protected trademark that we're not licensed to use, which is totally different to the level of censorship on the site now.

[thebard]

That's not even to mention the provisions of SOPA which exclude it from due process, meaning any site could be blacklisted, even if the government doesn't have a reason.  That's the worst part right there; considering it could be used to remove any content under the pretense of "anti-piracy".

[virulent]

fixed your link there corro..it was blank before..not sure if anyone caught that :s

[ManOfMiracles]

SOPA can't pass, too many people oppose it.