Thread: Did the Internet just explode? - Page 2

Originally Posted by Caseym

If Google had actually gone down for a day... now that would of been something, they obviously weren't that supportive though

I'm with you on this.
If google went down for a day... wow!!!

Everyone wouldve known about it.

The video in Matt Cutts video really puts it all into perspective - and seriously if you are in the US... do something about it please.
Governments like Australia would just mirror what the US would look to do.

Progress against SOPA

Find your congress person and their phone number by following this link
http://www.tumblr.com/protect-the-net

Great Article on what the blackout did to get peoples attention, and its results

For opponents of SOPA and PIPA, Wednesday’s internet blackout and Google’s was a huge success. Eighteen Senators changed their position on PIPA, Paul Tassi reports; and 4.5 million people signed Google’s anti-censorship petition, according to the LA Times.

4.5 Million People Signed Google's Anti-SOPA Petition - Forbes


And about time lobbying like this happened from what I would call "grass roots" - not the money, but the voice.

Jan. 19 (Bloomberg) -- An online protest led by Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. against U.S. anti-piracy bills illustrates how Internet companies are changing legislative debate in Washington.

Nine co-sponsors, five in the Senate and four House members, began withdrawing their support for Hollywood-backed measures to combat piracy. Internet companies devoted home pages yesterday to opposing the bills, threatening a traditional lobbying effort led by the Motion Picture Association of America that assembled bipartisan support for the legislation.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/201...-lobbying.html

I hope nothing happens to Wikipedia, I use it quite often!