The Sopa blackout protest makes history

Courtesy guardian.co.uk Technology  Wed, 01/18/2012 - 17:51

An unprecedented wave of online opposition to the Sopa and Pipa bills before Congress shows the power of a free internet

See the Guardian's explainer: understanding Sopa

Wednesday 18 January marked the largest online protest in the history of the internet .

Websites from large to small "went dark" in protest of proposed legislation before the US House and...


 

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