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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. When can we get Reddit's moderation system on /. by DCTech · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Frankly it seems to be much better than what we have on Slashdot. Increasingly I've found both people and the moderation on Reddit to be much better than on Slashdot. So when can we get fix for that?

  2. Re:As soon as by DCTech · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why should I be the one submitting patch there? Slashdot has full-time editors and coder(s) working on the site. They turn in a hefty sum of cash every month too, especially considering their advertisement rates. Slashdot makes enough money to improve this site by themselves.

  3. Re:As soon as by DCTech · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Besides, Slashcode is open source and used by many sites, not just Slashdot.

    Apart from Slashdot Japan, by who, exactly?