Stop the Internet "Blacklist" Legislation ('S.O.P.A.' bill)

gizgal · 2011-11-16T19:48:01-01:00

For those who haven't heard, today a bill is being proposed in Congress that would really ruin the neutral nature of the internet. From the EFF (source): "The Internet Blacklist Legislation - known as PROTECT IP Act in the Senate and Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House - is a threatening sequel to last year's COICA Internet censorship bill. Like its predecessor, this legislation invites Internet security risks, threatens online speech, and hampers Internet innovation. Urge your members of Congress to reject this Internet blacklist campaign in both its forms! Big media and its allies in Congress are billing the Internet Blacklist Legislation as a new way to prevent online infringement. But innovation and free speech advocates know that this initiative is nothing more than a dangerous wish list that will compromise Internet security while doing little or nothing to encourage creative expression. As drafted, the legislation would grant the government and private parties unprecedented power to interfere with the Internet's domain name system (DNS). The government would be able to force ISPs and search engines to redirect or dump users' attempts to reach certain websites' URLs. In response, third parties will woo average users to alternative servers that offer access to the entire Internet (not just the newly censored U.S. version), which will create new computer security vulnerabilities as the reliability and universality of the DNS evaporates. It gets worse: Under SOPA's provisions, service providers (including hosting services) would be under new pressure to monitor and police their users’ activities. While PROTECT-IP targeted sites “dedicated to infringing activities,” SOPA targets websites that simply don’t do enough to track and police infringement (and it is not at all clear what would be enough). And it creates new powers to shut down folks who provide tools to help users get access to the Internet the rest of the world sees (not just the “U.S. authorized version”). Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) has placed a hold on the Senate version of the bill, taking a principled stand against a very dangerous bill. But every Senator and Representative should be opposing the PROTECT IP Act and SOPA. Contact your members of Congress today to speak out!" Sound bad enough already? WRITE CONGRESS. They're not allowing dissenting parties to be present at the hearing today, just the corporations that want this bill to pass. As a user of the Internet, don't you want it to stay free and neutral? http://americancensorship.org/ Using this official site, enter your info (if you don't want to tell your address, just put your general town/city and a fake email) and a letter will be sent telling Congress that you, like so many others online, DON'T APPROVE of this restrictive and unfair bill! Wondering why you haven't heard of this, even though it's being brought before Congress TODAY? This major event is flying under the radar of major media because the people who "run"/own the mainstream media will benefit from this controlling bill; they aren't going to inform you that they're supporting this. Don't let your voice go un-heard! [size=10]/urgent advocacy message. I don't usually get this passionate about stuff, but this will certainly effect our community if it passes![/h]

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PrincessTristan

13 years ago

11 pages worth of discussion:

https://www.fakku.net/viewtopic.php?t=76123

Use the search function in the future.

Josephl64 Shizuka-chan ~

13 years ago

until this gets locked...

People should realize that with Congress shelving the "Stop Online Privacy Act" and the White House being public in their position against the act that the Senate can't really do much...they should instead turn their look at the Senate pushing their "Protect IP Act"...

The Digital Enforcement Act is still around but not as bad as the forementioned...

anyways for those still in doubt:

https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petition-tool/response/combating-online-piracy-while-protecting-open-and-innovative-internet

http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/204167-sopa-shelved-until-consensus-is-found

xXShigofumiXx

13 years ago

I wanted to share this with people who oppose SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act)

https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/#utm_source=googlesem&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=signup

Information about SOPA here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act

None shall take our hentai.

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chiscake

13 years ago

no they cant do this but Ive herd that it passed tonite
and not its only a matter of time before this beloved site goes away...
it sucks.
my career is on youtube and once its officially i'm out of job :(

karenemority

13 years ago

SOPA and PIPA is bullshit!

cspaden

13 years ago

I'll say that while it doesn't seem like SOPA would target FAKKU, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if they did.

They're sounding like a kid that wants to get their hands on a magnifying glass and go after everything they can start with the ants and work their way up to the army men. In the end, I hope it blows up in their face. It will destroy the internet as we know it.

devsonfire 3,000,000th Poster

13 years ago

PrincessTristan wrote...

11 pages worth of discussion:

https://www.fakku.net/viewtopic.php?t=76123

Use the search function in the future.

Newfag, can't say anything more..

Sprite

13 years ago

Not serious discussion. Please try again after posting than links. BTW there's already such discussion on Random.

devsonfire 3,000,000th Poster

13 years ago

Spoiler:

HotPokitz

13 years ago

If I lose Fakku. Let's just say I would do some things I shouldn't say out loud with the situation the internet is currently in but dammit you guys will know it's me because I'll be the crazy guy getting interviewed with a Fakku T-shirt on. Complaining about how I lost my favorite fap site.

hizetsorin323

13 years ago

Sprite wrote...

Not serious discussion. Please try again after posting than links. BTW there's already such discussion on Random.

I consider it pretty damn serious. I mean this could result in a major blow to Fakku and the hentai within it if it does pass. I hope to god it does because, truthfully I love Fakku and don't want anything to happen to it.

Sprite

13 years ago

hizetsorin323 wrote...

Sprite wrote...

Not serious discussion. Please try again after posting than links. BTW there's already such discussion on Random.

Um... no in order to qualify as a discussion, the OP must propose a question or statement to discuss. You haven't seen enough threads in serious discussion to notice that yet, but its the rule.

LordOfPants

13 years ago

animefreak_usa wrote...

It's not a democrat or republican thing baby.. it a money thing. Who is your main payer of your campaign. Who owns you. Unless you can push them out or get them afaid of there jobs being token away.. they will side with the money over the facts of the false idea of freedom.

This. Politicians are still as corrupt as ever. By God, if this thing somehow passes, I'll have torn out all my hair 5 minutes later. And for those of you who haven't yet, might as well sign the google petition here too.

xXShigofumiXx

13 years ago

If I have broken a rule I apologize I thought this would be considered a more serious thing.

Funk_Enterprise

13 years ago

http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/01/18/amidst-sopa-blackout-senate-copyright-bill-loses-a-key-supporter/

This article makes me feel better.

Lollikittie

13 years ago

The public has spoken. As long as we continue to speak out, we won't be ignored. The reaction has been so overwhelming, they shelved it. Now it's just a matter of tying up loose ends.

Mello

13 years ago

LordOfPants wrote...

Yeah... 5 minutes after SOPA passes-- suddenly, explosions everywhere.

:(

devsonfire 3,000,000th Poster

13 years ago

hizetsorin323 wrote...

Sprite wrote...

Not serious discussion. Please try again after posting than links. BTW there's already such discussion on Random.

Read the stickies if you're unsure..

say what!

13 years ago

xXShigofumiXx wrote...

If I have broken a rule I apologize I thought this would be considered a more serious thing.

It's not a serious discussion because of the format of your opening post and there already is a SOPA thread https://www.fakku.net/viewtopic.php?t=76123

peter11ss

13 years ago

Sorry to use bad language. What the fuck is this shit? https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/ i was going to download an anime ost from this web http://gendou.com/ and sudden every ost name turn into ******************************* need some detail!! (and i'm not an American, not living in America)

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