For those of you who are avid Google Users like I am, you may have already noticed today the ominous black bar across the Google logo.
The black bar is promoting the End Piracy, Not Liberty campaign, a movement that aims to stop two bills in US Congress to censor the web.
WHAT IS THIS MOVEMENT ABOUT?
Two bills before Congress, known as the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House, would censor the Web and impose harmful regulations on American business. Millions of Internet users and entrepreneurs already oppose SOPA and PIPA.
The Senate will begin voting on January 24th. Please let them know how you feel. Sign this petition urging Congress to vote NO on PIPA and SOPA before it is too late.
Sign the Petition: https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/
Learn more about SOPA and PIPA: https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/sopa-pipa/
I don't typically try to SPAM petitions or push my beliefs on folks who may not feel as passionate about a cause as I do, but I am honestly concerned that censorship bills like these are just a dangerous slippery slope to limiting freedom of speech. One of the wonderful things about the internet is that it is a vehicle for all users to post their thoughts, words, images, videos and it allows them to collaborate with like (or unlike) minds across the world. The idea of instituting bills that will curtail this freedom honestly troubles me.
Sign if you agree (if you're in the States)... Or post your thoughts... Or discuss even if you don't agree.
Just wanted to put this up here. Thanks for your time.