Khan Academy explains SOPA/PIPA

[yottabyte]

You might have noticed that a lot of sites are having a blackout today. Eg. Reddit, Wikipedia, (Google), Minecraft, Destructoid, Wordpress, (Craigslist), etc etc.

Why, you may ask? Sure, we all know by now that SOPA and PIPA are bad things. But what exactly do they mean. Let Salman Khan explain it for you in another awesome Khan Academy video:





I can honestly say that I haven't actually read everything about what these bills do, but after watching that video I'm even more concerned about the current state of the US government

If you're an American, take action now and do something plox.

tl;dr: Let SOPA/PIPA pass and it could be the end of Kiwike

[Ian25]

will watch. He makes things simple to understand.

Oh and I heard somewhere that if it is imposed here, other countries might pass this too so YOU ARE NOT SAFE!

[Unreal22]

Another good video about it.

Now hope it wont pass :/

[Ian25]

I jist finished watching the video and it confirms what i've heard it was. Also, when ever I tell people about it, I consistantly get the reaction of "that's crazy, they'll never let this happen" or "it's just hyped up", people need to open their eyes and look at it. Although it seems that a lot of people are already. Good Job internet!

[squiggley1]

if it goes through, this bill will immediatley be destroyed due to the sheer amount of protests and riots.

[yottabyte]

I watched the Congress discuss it live. It was absolutely horrifying. Old men who've never used a computer literally says "I don't really know what the Internet is about, but this is a good thing /vote yes"¨

Should also mention that Android supports this bill.

[Cerce]

Android, our beloved moderator, or Android, the phone operating system company?

[Ian25]

I watched the Congress discuss it live. It was absolutely horrifying. Old men who've never used a computer literally says "I don't really know what the Internet is about, but this is a good thing /vote yes"¨

Should also mention that Android supports this bill.

Yeah I was watching in on the bus home. I was like / (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

Android.... You must have a reason why you support it but I'd like to know why.

[yottabyte]

I was just kidding

But yeah, his reaction was like you described most people's reactions, Ian. Candidate Obama would never let this through. President Obama on the other hand..

[sethd13]

daym how would this hurt kiwike?
are we pirates?