Since Twitter is not participating in the SOPA Blackout today, people are able to take to the site to express their support and/or frustration with the effort.
Many high-profile sites have already begun their blackouts to protest the controversial legislation. At midnight on Wednesday, Wikipedia went dark, as did WordPress, Boing Boing and Minecraft. Sites like Google and Craigslist are participating to a lesser degree – Google’s homepage features a blacked out logo and Craigslist has a temporary landing page detailing their opposition to the bills. Both of those sites are still fully functional, however.
The early Twitter reaction gathered under the #SOPABlackout hashtag is mostly supportive:
@Pwnedurface1337
Daniel MurgueytioI love it! #SOPAblackout
9 minutes ago via web · powered by @socialditto
@suspect22
Saad Khani feel sorry for all the students who have to prepare presentations and reports for their studies!
#wikipedia #SOPAblackout 12 minutes ago via Twitter for Mac · powered by @socialditto
@lalanl
DevonI’m proud of you, Internet! #SOPABlackout #Google #Mojang #Wikipedia 17 minutes ago via web · powered by @socialditto
@RadioOne91FM
Radio OneIf you’re not tweeting about #SOPAblackout or #SOPA, your tweet is probably unimportant. 20 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone · powered by @socialditto
@craignewmark
craignewmarkFolks, thanks re #SOPABlackout but the team gets the credit, my role doesn’t matter. 27 minutes ago via TweetDeck · powered by @socialditto
@YourAnonNews
Anonymous✹ Today we stand united and fight as darkness sweeps across the Internet. Will you join us on this historic day? Rise up. #SOPAblackout #J18 1 hour ago via web · powered by @socialditto
Of course, some in the Twitterverse are freaking out, especially when it comes to Wikipedia’s blackout:
@kelschill
kelsey childersHOLY SHIT I NEED TO USE WIKIPEDIA RIGHT NOW WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!! 31 minutes ago via web · powered by @socialditto
@JesusChristt
Kelso Beliveau#TheresNoReason for wikipedia to be fucking blacked out 14 minutes ago via web · powered by @socialditto
@_IAmGator
Erik HeyKilla WTF Wikipedia !!!!!!! The one day out of the year I need you and you do some black out bullshit !!!! 10 minutes ago via twicca · powered by @socialditto
The reaction regarding the Google semi-blackout is mixed:
@NOH8ER
WikiLeaksLoverWhy didn’t google blackout too???? 9 minutes ago via web · powered by @socialditto
@thebestperson
ChelBellaWhy is everyone talking about a blackout? I can still google… 9 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone · powered by @socialditto
@michaelmendez
Michael MendezSo proud of Google for taking part in the SOPA protests. Check out their homepage, they’re totally doing a “blackout”. 3 minutes ago via txt · powered by @socialditto
@arneba28
Ben ArnesenLove the Google blackout banner #stopSOPA 1 minute ago via Twitter for iPhone · powered by @socialditto
Some are already fearing the reddit blackout, which will begin at 8am EST:
@ThatGingerChild
Seth CorwinWikipedia and reddit blackout? Well, as long as Pornhub is still up and running, we won’t have to resort to… cannibalism. 6 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone · powered by @socialditto
@TodayILearnd
Today I LearnedTIL Nothing because of the Wikipedia blackout http://t.co/QoH5nKwh 16 minutes ago via twitterfeed · powered by @socialditto
@jamesmelnyk
James MelnykJust finished my reddit binge before tomorrow blackout. Hopefully this fix will last me the next 24hrs. #stopsopa 34 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone · powered by @socialditto
What do you think about the SOPA blackouts? Let us know in the comments.
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