Tag: SOPA

Sen. Chuck Grassley’s Twitter Account Hacked, Grammar Temporarily Improved
Word's spreading around the Twitterscape that U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa had his Twitter account hacked this afternoon. Politico is saying that the hacker is a supporter o...
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H.R. 1981 Is A Turd Wrapped In Cotton Candy
Sometimes it feels like we're all just playing a big game of electronic privacy whack-a-mole. And if we hold true to that analogy, the next mole that needs to be whacked might loo...
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Wikipedia Is More Important Than You Think
Are you one of those people who freaked out over...
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SOPA and PIPA Bills Lack Common Sense
Did you know that a majority of new laws passed on our books in this country get passed via the efforts of special interest groups and lobbyists? What does that mean? It means a sm...
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Facebook Expresses Relief At SOPA / PIPA Delay
Facebook has expressed their relief this afternoon at the House and Senate decisions to delay action on SOPA and PIPA for the time being. Here is the posting from the page for Face...
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European Union’s Neelie Kroes Twitter’s Against SOPA Legislation
Neelie Kroes, the EU's Commissioner for the Digital Agenda, Tweeted some candid comments on Friday, speaking out against the oppressive pending U.S. SOPA legislation: "Glad...
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SOPA: Twitter Weighs In On GOP Debate
As we reported earlier, all four candidates in last night's GOP debate in South Carolina stated their...
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Chris Dodd Talks SOPA/PIPA Shelving
Everybody's favorite former Senator and MPAA boss, Chris Dodd, must not be in a great mood these days after both...
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Clay Shirky Discusses The Bad Ideas That Are SOPA and PIPA
It's apparent that the SOPA/PIPA-inspired Internet blackouts raised the public's conscious concerning the anti-piracy legislation Washington is trying to push on the very citizens...
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Lamar Smith To Delay SOPA Until “Wider Agreement On Solution”
It appears that both SOPA and PIPA are hitting the backburner today. Early Friday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that...
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SOPA/PIPA Congressional Support Nosedives, OR The Internet’s Little Victories
Back when we first covered SOPA Opera, the tool created by Dan Nguye...
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“Father Of The Web” Tim Berners-Lee Comes Out Against SOPA / PIPA
The inventor of the World Wide Web has come out against SOPA and PIPA. British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee, who created the World Wide Web in 1989, called the legislation a...
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Did Google Ban Alex Jones’ Infowars ?
Is Google being hypocritical, especially in light if their robust SOPA protesting? Is there legitimate reason for blocking Infowars, and other sometimes controversial sites from ap...
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BREAKING: Harry Reid Delays PIPA Vote
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has decided to postpone action on the Protect IP Act. In a statement, Reid said "In light of recent events, I have decided to postpone Tuesday'...
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SOPA: GOP Candidates All Agree
Last night's CNN debate in South Carolina found all four remaining GOP candidates in harmony on one issue at least. They all feel that SOPA is overreaching and needs to be rethough...
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