And... we're back!
Under Cover Waitress, along with countless other websites, went dark today (1/18/2012) from 8 AM to 8 PM in protest of the Internet Piracy Acts.
According to the New York Times, support for this bill has waned. Co-sponsors of the bill withdrew support over the course of Wednesday.
According to Truthout, PIPA will still be considered by the Senate next week. There is still a long battle ahead, but those of us who oppose government censorship of the flow of information on the Internet have made a dent, thanks to the likes of Wikepedia and Reddit, to name two.
Perhaps a battle was won today, but there is a long war over censorship that is yet to be fought.
Under Cover Waitress, along with countless other websites, went dark today (1/18/2012) from 8 AM to 8 PM in protest of the Internet Piracy Acts.
According to the New York Times, support for this bill has waned. Co-sponsors of the bill withdrew support over the course of Wednesday.
According to Truthout, PIPA will still be considered by the Senate next week. There is still a long battle ahead, but those of us who oppose government censorship of the flow of information on the Internet have made a dent, thanks to the likes of Wikepedia and Reddit, to name two.
Perhaps a battle was won today, but there is a long war over censorship that is yet to be fought.
They heard the roar, and they cowered.
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Hurray! For the moment, anyway... :-)
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