Internet Censorship: Not Today, Not Tomorrow

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Internet censorship is coming to America. It’s in the form of a bill in Congress that gives corporations unprecedented power to blacklist websites at will.

If passed, the “Stop Online Piracy Act,” or SOPA (HR 3261), could rip apart the open fabric of the Internet. People could see their websites disappear from the Internet for a “crime” as innocent as posting a video of themselves singing along to a favorite song.

It paves the way for the sort of heavy-handed blocking tactics you’d expect to see in China, not the United States.  

SOPA violates our right to free speech. Sign this letter urging your House representative to stop SOPA and defend the open Internet.

Follow this link to learn more about SOPA.

Sign the Petition

Dear Representative:

The “Stop Online Piracy Act,” or SOPA, gives corporations the power to blacklist websites at will. And it violates the due process rights of the thousands of Internet users who could see their sites disappear. 

This bill (HR 3261) was intended to discourage illegal copyright violations, but it addresses this problem by giving corporations far too much authority over free speech on the Internet. It deputizes the private sector with broad powers to disconnect the URLs of any website corporations contend are behaving improperly.

We can’t let corporations become the Internet’s judge, jury and executioner. Please vote “no” on SOPA. It puts the open Internet at risk.

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    Sincerely,

    YOUR NAME

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