Thursday 19 January 2012

Protests against internet freedom

How Big Media is supporting legislation to restrict the Internet.
Will SOPA censor America's web to China-like standards?

Lucy Kafanov, RT

On Wednesday over 7,000 websites went dark protest of SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act. Some big names including Google, Wikipedia and Craigslist are battling Hollywood millionaires who want to put an end to the internet as we know it today. Lucy Kafanov gives us something to think about when it comes to SOPA and PIPA.





SOPA and PIPA to blacklist the internet?


Lucy Kafanov, RT

Thousands of websites came together on Wednesday in solidarity to protest SOPA and PIPA. The Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act are two pieces of legislation that are making their way through Congress and could change the internet for the worst. 

Over 7,000 websites went dark today in protest including Google, Wikipedia and Craigslist. 

According to the music and film industry, the legislation is needed to protect thousands of American jobs. Declan McCullagh, correspondent for CNET news, joins us to discuss the controversial legislation.





from al-Jazeera

Websites go dark to protest Internet censorship

Proposed U.S. legislation aims to tackle online piracy, but critics claim passing it could jeopardise Internet freedoms.

AlJazeeraEnglish

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