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Reddit Bans Sexual Content Featuring Minors

February 13, 2012Erik Kain

Reddit is much more than a link-sharing site. Its efforts as an online community in instigating the anti-SOPA internet blackout were commendable, revealing the power of grassroots online activism in an increasingly social web. So it does strike one as strange and a little bit perplexing that the site hasn’t already banned sexual content relating […]

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4.5 Million People Signed Google’s Anti-SOPA Petition

January 19, 2012Erik Kain

The internet went dark Wednesday, and D.C. was paying attention. For opponents of SOPA and PIPA, Wednesday’s internet blackout and ‘s was a huge success. Eighteen Senators changed their position on PIPA, reports; and 4.5 million people signed ‘s anti-censorship petition, according to the LA Times. “There’s no need to make American social networks, blogs […]

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A Useful Primer On The Internet Blackout And Why Wikipedia Is Going To Bat Against SOPA

January 18, 2012Erik Kain

The internet is a strange and mysterious place today. I keep forgetting Wikipedia is down and going over there to look up this or that subject. Then I’m reminded that no, Wikipedia and Reddit and Craigslist and many other sites have gone black to protest the anti-piracy bills SOPA and PIPA. Over at Wired David […]

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The Day The Internet Stood Still: Why Wikipedia And Craigslist Went Dark

January 18, 2012Erik Kain

Websites across the internet have gone black Wednesday to protest controversial anti-piracy legislation. The Day The Internet Stood Still Ever wonder what the internet would be like if it got angry? That picture above is just a small taste of just what’s going on online today, January 18th, as dozens of websites – including some […]

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OpenDNS To Participate in Anti-SOPA Protests

January 17, 2012Erik Kain

OpenDNS, the world’s largest DNS provider, won’t join in the anti-SOPA blackout that Reddit and Wikipedia are spearheading, but they will join in the protest in another capacity by demonstrating “the near-random methodology SOPA and PIPA propose to determine those websites contributing to piracy, and also what the Internet would look like if their fate […]

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Twitter Won’t Join Reddit, Wikipedia In Anti-SOPA Blackout Wednesday

January 17, 2012Erik Kain

Wikipedia, one of the most highly trafficked websites in the world, along with the popular, highly trafficked community Reddit will both go dark Wednesday, January 18th. The sites are blacking out to protest controversial anti-piracy legislation in the House and Senate. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales took to Twitter to talk about the coming blackout. “This […]

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Lawmakers Begin SOPA Retreat, Positive Signs For Free Speech Online

January 14, 2012Erik Kain

Concerns over anti-piracy bills in congress are finally beginning to influence lawmakers. SOPA architect Lamar Smith is, apparently, listening – especially now that the Obama administration is voicing its own concerns over the legislation. In a statement, Smith said he will remove controversial DNS-blocking rules from the bill, though his counterpart in the Senate, Patrick […]

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White House Responds To SOPA Critics, Says Administration Will Not Support Censorship

January 14, 2012Erik Kain

The White House has responded to two anti-SOPA petitions at the White House blog today. “While we believe that online piracy by foreign websites is a serious problem that requires a serious legislative response,” the post said, “we will not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative […]

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Can Facebook Users Stop SOPA Without A Blackout?

January 12, 2012Erik Kain

Yesterday Forbes blogger urged Google and Facebook and other opponents of SOPA to bring their servers down in opposition to the SOPA. I agreed – a blackout of major search engines and social media sites would get a big point across and at the very least force the conversation over SOPA/PIPA. Today, Paul is admitting […]

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Time Is Running Out For SOPA Opponents Congressmen Warn At CES 2012

January 11, 2012Erik Kain

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) showed up at in to issue a stark warning: we’re running out of time to stop legislation aimed at cracking down on copyright infringement. That legislation – the Stop Online Piracy Act in the House and the Protect IP Act in the Senate – is intended to […]

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