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New Media Giants Take Out Print Ad Against SOPA

Posted by samzenpus on from the do-not-like dept.

itwbennett writes "Slashdot readers will recall that the SOPA hearings earlier this week 'excluded any witnesses who advocate for civil rights. Google's Katherine Oyama was the only witness to object to the bill in a meaningful way.' So to get the attention of lawmakers, new media giants Google, Facebook, and Zynga turned to the only place they knew that politicians gather daily. They took out a full page ad in the New York Times. The irony of taking out a newspaper ad to protect the Web is certainly lost on no one."

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  1. Uhm... by Black+Parrot · · Score: 2, Funny

    The irony of taking out a newspaper ad to protect the Web is certainly lost on no one.

    It's lost on me, you insensitive clod.

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  2. Re:Slashdot readers are fucking bastards by mwvdlee · · Score: 5, Funny

    [citation needed]

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  3. Re:If they really want their attention... by Solandri · · Score: 4, Funny

    Heresy! Why, Congress might be moved to pass some sort of net neturality legislation if that were to happen!

  4. Re:Why not use their own sites? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now that would be ironic.

    I think it would be ironic if everything were made of iron.