If you’re an internet junkie, you’re probably pretty aware of the impending loom of the SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) Bill which could cause a LOT of problems for many tech websites, small businesses, and avid internet users.
[Click here to see why SOPA is bad, and to sign the petition!]
This coming Wednesday (January 18th, 2012), the popular blog site Reddit will go dark in protest of the bad bill as the co-founder Alexis “kn0thing” Ohanian goes to congress to testify on behalf of the tech community. This impactful demonstration will certainly gain many internet users’ attention, and is one of the first ‘put your money where your mouth is’ act we’ve seen in relation to the unpopular bill.
But will Reddit’s blackout be enough? Even though the blog site is hugely popular, there will still be a large percentage of internet users who won’t notice – therefore, larger sites like Facebook, Twitter, Google, and YouTube should follow and do similar blackouts to reach the thousands of users who are still ‘in the dark’ about how SOPA could negatively impact them. Not only should they black out for a day, but they should also post easy-to-understand information about how SOPA will affect the online community in the place of their site.
What do you think? Comment and let us know how you think we should go about spreading information about this negative bill, and what you think would stop it…





