SOPA/PIPA.

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AB-Rich	January 18th, 2012 at 1:03 pm SOPA/PIPA Today, Wikipedia, craigslist and many other sites are protesting proposed legislation that threatens to fundamentally alter the responsibilities of Websites to control the content posted on them. Yes, this would extend to Answerbag as well, and even though we're a relatively small outpost on the Web, a few Answerbaggers have started polls and discussions about the proposed legislation: http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2639957 http://www.answerbag.com/polls/answerbag-participate-anti-sopa-stop-online-piracy-act-blackout-january-18th-2012-not_2653012 Feel free to join in the discussion! 5 comments \| Post one Comments All I have to say is that I hope these bills are put down because, while I am quite capable of living like I did before the internet, I would not like it. Now I know how limited and biased the news media available just in this nation really is. I would miss a lot about the internet but being confined to non internet news media scares the crap out of me. I also have no doubt that what news media we could access online would be strictly regulated so it would be no better than non online news media. All I have to say is that I hope these bills are put down because, while I am quite capable of living like I did before the internet, I would not like it. Now I know how limited and biased the news media available just in this nation really is. I would miss a lot about the internet but being confined to non internet news media scares the crap out of me. I also have no doubt that what news media we could access online would be strictly regulated so it would be no better than non online news media. Report by Arisztid on January 18th, 2012 :) Thank you for addressing this issue! :) Thank you for addressing this issue! Report by AnonymousGirl on January 18th, 2012 Tol Ari...the heat was too much for the politcos. They all backed down and the bills have been tabled for the forseeable future. These guys had no idea what they were doing. The ones that backed it initially got scared and withdrew support. Nothing is as strong as the people banding together in a common cause and speaking out. Nothing! Happy Saturday! :) Tol Ari...the heat was too much for the politcos. They all backed down and the bills have been tabled for the forseeable future. These guys had no idea what they were doing. The ones that backed it initially got scared and withdrew support. Nothing is as strong as the people banding together in a common cause and speaking out. Nothing! Happy Saturday! :) Report by RosieGHM Jetpacker on January 21st, 2012 I'm glad this was backed down. Now I can't find the "Contact Us" page so I need to suggest the following: Please add the "Arab Spring" subcategory under http://www.answerbag.com/category/politics-and-modern-events_578 Thank you. I'm glad this was backed down. Now I can't find the "Contact Us" page so I need to suggest the following: Please add the "Arab Spring" subcategory under http://www.answerbag.com/category/politics-and-modern-events_578 Thank you. Report by Running, Fall Up on February 3rd, 2012 Now the others are starting to agree to a chatroom! See http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11825053 Now the others are starting to agree to a chatroom! See <a href="http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11825053">http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11825053</a> Report by Running, Fall Up on February 8th, 2012

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January 18th, 2012 at 1:03 pm

SOPA/PIPA

Today, Wikipedia, craigslist and many other sites are protesting proposed legislation that threatens to fundamentally alter the responsibilities of Websites to control the content posted on them. Yes, this would extend to Answerbag as well, and even though we're a relatively small outpost on the Web, a few Answerbaggers have started polls and discussions about the proposed legislation:

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2639957

http://www.answerbag.com/polls/answerbag-participate-anti-sopa-stop-online-piracy-act-blackout-january-18th-2012-not_2653012

Feel free to join in the discussion!

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All I have to say is that I hope these bills are put down because, while I am quite capable of living like I did before the internet, I would not like it.

Now I know how limited and biased the news media available just in this nation really is. I would miss a lot about the internet but being confined to non internet news media scares the crap out of me. I also have no doubt that what news media we could access online would be strictly regulated so it would be no better than non online news media.

All I have to say is that I hope these bills are put down because, while I am quite capable of living like I did before the internet, I would not like it. Now I know how limited and biased the news media available just in this nation really is. I would miss a lot about the internet but being confined to non internet news media scares the crap out of me. I also have no doubt that what news media we could access online would be strictly regulated so it would be no better than non online news media.
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by Arisztid on January 18th, 2012
:)

Thank you for addressing this issue!

:) Thank you for addressing this issue!
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by AnonymousGirl on January 18th, 2012
Tol Ari...the heat was too much for the politcos. They all backed down and the bills have been tabled for the forseeable future. These guys had no idea what they were doing. The ones that backed it initially got scared and withdrew support. Nothing is as strong as the people banding together in a common cause and speaking out. Nothing! Happy Saturday! :)

Tol Ari...the heat was too much for the politcos. They all backed down and the bills have been tabled for the forseeable future. These guys had no idea what they were doing. The ones that backed it initially got scared and withdrew support. Nothing is as strong as the people banding together in a common cause and speaking out. Nothing! Happy Saturday! :)
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by RosieGHM Jetpacker on January 21st, 2012
I'm glad this was backed down.

Now I can't find the "Contact Us" page so I need to suggest the following:

Please add the "Arab Spring" subcategory under http://www.answerbag.com/category/politics-and-modern-events_578

Thank you.

I'm glad this was backed down. Now I can't find the "Contact Us" page so I need to suggest the following: Please add the "Arab Spring" subcategory under http://www.answerbag.com/category/politics-and-modern-events_578 Thank you.
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by Running, Fall Up on February 3rd, 2012
Now the others are starting to agree to a chatroom! See http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11825053

Now the others are starting to agree to a chatroom! See <a href="http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11825053">http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11825053</a>
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by Running, Fall Up on February 8th, 2012

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