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In These Troubling Times

This Anti-SOPA Petition Would Take Down Whitehouse.gov Under SOPA

by Eric Limer | 4:21 pm, December 19th, 2011

So we’ve been covering SOPA a lot, specifically how horrible it is and how horribly it’s going. On the dim, but bright side, someone listed as Ji S has created a beautifully simple illustration of how utterly ridiculous SOPA really is. Under SOPA as it currently stands, this anti-SOPA petition on Whitehouse.gov would lead to a nationwide block of Whitehouse.gov on the whole. The irony is delicious, isn’t it?

One of the many issues with SOPA that is so offensive is that it allows any and all sites with links to copyrighted content to be summarily blocked. A recent amendment has made this even more egregious, allowing ISPs to block entire domains even when a court order specifies one certain link or page. The petition, which provides a link to this copyrighted image in its description, would, under SOPA, classify Whitehouse.gov as a rogue site and flag it for censorship. Need I say more?

It would be pretty hard to come up with a more succinct way to illustrate the absurdity of the proposed act and hopefully, the message will hit home. I mean, if SOPA were to pass, what would stop angry cyber-protesters from posting said links everywhere, right? Might as well go give the petition your signature as well, and make it more likely to make its way to eyes that matter. The SOPA hearings are due to resume this Wednesday, and if it passes committee vote, it’ll be on its way to the House floor unaltered. Don’t pass up this opportunity to make your voice heard and endorse a pretty righteous troll on the U.S. government.

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  • Anonymous

    screw sopa! FREEDOM OF THE INTERWEBZ!

  • Someguynamed Charles IV

    BY G*D IF THIS PASSES I WILL GET BIBLICAL!!

  • Someguynamed Charles IV

    Also, has anyone noticed that NONE of the mainstream news media have covered this, OR N.D.A.A AT ALL?

  • Nate DeVault

    mainstream news media is for SOPA. This is underground. Everyday I tell more people and everyday I the most common response is “Really?”

    Get off the interwebz and take to the streets. Signing online petitions is good, telling every person you know is better.

    “Merry Christmas, have you heard about SOPA?”

  • Eric adbg

    First they throw Habius under the bus and now this.  Too bad this ‘change’ you can believe in is in the wrong direction.

  • Amorrison82935

    screw sopa and screw the gov if this passes he the people need to kick all those politicians right between the legs untell they can’t stand

  • Diarmuid Gahan

    No SOPA

  • a person

    this is crap, why would the government censor something thats helpful nad very valuable? what if i have a reprt to do and i cant find a book in a library? i blame them..

  • Baws

    freedom of speech?????????????

  • guest

    S.O.P.A AND P.I.P.A can go fuck themselves

  • Jackmarshal

    This is giving cancer to cure a broken arm. Makes no sense and the treatment is much worst th an the issue at hand.

  • http://twitter.com/JediCat1965 MickieMousseau

    Interesting,  Goggle Docs says that I don’t have access to that information.

  • Thecitizen

    Freedom the ideas and dont stop imagine and dreams of people respect human rights and 
    With all due respect Mr. Lamar S. Smith you are violating international agreementsrespecting the human rights of free expression as well as the International Covenanton Economic, Social and Cultural Rights UN hopefully you get in sync with people.

  • http://www.facebook.com/PaulRenfer Paul Renfer

    SOPA sucks! If it passes we will destroy everything. The economy will fail.


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