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A Remider if you were interested in signing the petition against SOPA & PIPA! I know you are probably seeing this a lot today but it is important ♥

DO you want to be monitored on the web by the government?? Members of Congress are trying to do the right thing by going after pirates and counterfeiters but SOPA and PIPA are the wrong way to do it. 1. SOPA and PIPA would censor the Web The U.S. government could order the blocking of sites using methods similar to those employed by China. Among other things, search engines could be forced to delete entire websites from their search results. That’s why  41 human rights organizations  and  110 prominent law professors  have expressed grave concerns about the bills. 2. SOPA and PIPA would be job-killers because they would create a new era of uncertainty for American business Law-abiding U.S. internet companies would have to monitor everything users link to or upload or face the risk of time-consuming litigation. That’s why  AOL, EBay, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Mozilla, Twitter, Yahoo and Zynga  wrote a letter to Congress saying these bills “pose a serious risk to our industry’s continu

A Remider if you were interested in signing the petition against SOPA & PIPA! I know you are probably seeing this a lot today but it is important ♥

DO you want to be monitored on the web by the government?? Members of Congress are trying to do the right thing by going after pirates and counterfeiters but SOPA and PIPA are the wrong way to do it. 1. SOPA and PIPA would censor the Web The U.S. government could order the blocking of sites using methods similar to those employed by China. Among other things, search engines could be forced to delete entire websites from their search results. That’s why  41 human rights organizations  and  110 prominent law professors  have expressed grave concerns about the bills. 2. SOPA and PIPA would be job-killers because they would create a new era of uncertainty for American business Law-abiding U.S. internet companies would have to monitor everything users link to or upload or face the risk of time-consuming litigation. That’s why  AOL, EBay, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Mozilla, Twitter, Yahoo and Zynga  wrote a letter to Congress saying these bills “pose a serious risk to our industry’s continu