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Reddit Turning SOPA "Blackout" Into a "Learn-In"

Posted by samzenpus on from the in-today's-sopa-news dept.

bdking writes "Reddit's planned 12-hour 'blackout' on January 18 sounds like an ineffectual, if not self-defeating, strategy for opposing the Stop Online Piracy Act. But the social news site actually will use that time not to 'go dark,' but to educate visitors about the ramifications of the House legislation that many fear will lead to widespread shutdowns of Internet sites."

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  1. Follow their lead by Zaphod+The+42nd · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can we get /. to join in the blackout? I suppose everybody who visits /. already knows about SOPA, but we really need to get everybody in on this.
    They're going to ruin the internet. The INTERNET. :O Think of the lolcats!

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    1. Re:Follow their lead by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      I support SOPA. I want you music thieves to do time in jail.

  2. Re:And Slashdot? by bstag · · Score: 5, Funny

    NO that would require us to RTFA something most of us refuse to do. Though we still will give you our opinion on the subject.

  3. Re:And Slashdot? by Thing+1 · · Score: 3, Funny

    r/politics

    For some reason, my brain said "Ron Paulitics". Thanks! :)

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  4. Re:Looks like Wikimedia might be in the fight by ShakaUVM · · Score: 3, Funny

    >>A tricky thing for Wiki to do on short notice as they typically govern by consensus.

    Ooh! Some more good ones:
    Congress represents the people
    Lobbyists are just there to help congressmen understand their positions
    The Supreme Court is impartial