Many websites are blacked out today on January 18th, 2012 to protest proposed U.S. legislation that threatens internet freedom: the Stop Internet Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA). From personal blogs to Wikipedia, sites all over the web — including this one — are asking you to help stop this dangerous legislation from being passed. Please watch the video below to learn how this legislation will affect internet freedom.
As a leading pioneer of digital agencies, top notch Vivid Candi digital agency also protests this “Protect IP Act”. We encourage everyone to be aware of this— it’s historic for the internet and anyone who loves the internet as we do should protest this. Even Wordpress , the platform used on 70 million+ websites took made their site dark today in protest of this. There’s never been a protest this massive in the digital age.
Want to join the protest, download the following plugin for your Wordpress driven website:
Even Google has blacked out thier logo today! This is a historic day for the internet and everyone can make a difference.
PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.
