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    Mark Zuckerberg speaks out against SOPA, rediscovers Twitter

    By Mike Flacy | Digital Trends – Wed, Jan 18, 2012

    Mentioned within a public Facebook status update on his personal account, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg spoke out against both the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) Internet piracy bills. Within the post, Zuckerberg states “The Internet is the most powerful tool we have for creating a more open and connected world. We can’t let poorly thought out laws get in the way of the Internet’s development. Facebook opposes SOPA and PIPA, and we will continue to oppose any laws that will hurt the Internet.” Zuckerberg went on to encourage his 10.9 million subscribers to contact their local congressmen and advocate pro-Internet views on the subject of SOPA and PIPA.

    Zuckerberg also linked to Facebook’s official Anti-Piracy Bills page that details Facebook’s stance on the issue as well as a plea to Congress not to rush the process of approving the two bills. In addition to using Facebook to spread the message about the two bill, Zuckerburg posted “Tell your congressmen you want them to be pro-Internet. My Facebook post is here,” on his dormant Twitter account @finkd. While Zuckerberg has approximately 120,000 followers on the account, he hasn’t used the social network to publish an update since March 13, 2009. In addition, today’s tweet increases his total tweets to 19 for the entire lifetime of the account. 

    While Facebook didn’t actively participate in the blackout protests seen on Wikipedia, Reddit and Google, Facebook users continued to post responses regarding the proposed bills and many users shared Google’s petition on the subject. However, many Twitter users found themselves at the subject of ridicule as the @herpderpedia Twitter account constantly posted retweets regarding complaints about Wikipedia. Many high school and college students constantly complained about not being able to access Wikipedia in regards to completing homework or writing a research paper.

    This article was originally posted on Digital Trends

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    37 comments

    • RomneyandObamaSuck
      RomneyandObamaSuck  •  4 mths ago
      Its funny to me how people want to defend privacy and liberty all of a sudden when it comes to something as stupid as SOPA. This is just one house bill of hundreds that will not be passed. And With the recent growing support of Congressman Ron Paul... Its clear that any Senator stupid enough to vote for this bill, will be discrediting themselves as a constitutional candidate.

      Ron Paul right now is pulling around half of 18-30 year old voters. These people know his message, and agree with it. So every Ron Paul supporter is already against SOPA.

      SOPA is a bread crumb compared to the threats the government takes into our private lives. This bill has been blown out of proportion. Cant wait until this is over. And to further keep this garbage from coming up, research Ron Paul and your liberties
    • hello world java nerd 34
      hello world java nerd 34  •  Urbana, Illinois  •  4 mths ago
      SOPA and PIPA are designed to protect the ridiculous salaries of these entertainment giants why would i ever support this
      • WhoCares
        WhoCares 4 mths ago
        #$%$ A'
      • Ray
        Ray 4 mths ago
        Boycott Hollywood....
      • michael
        michael 4 mths ago
        Those F-ers always brag about their record breaking box office numbers in the $ billions, after they earn their billions they cry piracy, they are just a bunch of tea bagging hypocrites.
    • Javier
      Javier  •  Memphis, Tennessee  •  4 mths ago
      If SOAP N PIPA gets passed, the internet will be "like" having internet in the early 90s!! :0
    • Andrew
      Andrew  •  Beaverton, Oregon  •  4 mths ago
      Good thing he is against SOPA and so am I. Because recently SOPA is trying to take over the internet. They think they can Censor the internet in any way possible. I don't think so and it's not going to Happen. Mark Zuckerburg was always right about SOPA. There is no way that SOPA will be able to Censor and block all websites including Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, And also Twitter, So we hope that this Congress does not get any worse and that the Internet does not have new laws or rules or when it's Censored and i want everybody to stop SOPA and spread the word before it's too late.
    • jason
      jason  •  4 mths ago
      Why should tax payers pay the bill for a bunch of over privileged over paid movie executives. It just goes to show you how the people with all the money can run congress. Don't the movie studios already make enough money? How many millions, even billions do movie studios make? And still they want more and they want the tax payers to pay for policing the internet. Don't we have better things to pay for and worry about?
    • Justin
      Justin  •  Yucca Valley, California  •  4 mths ago
      people re retarded, if you actually read what Wikipedia said on there page it said you could still acces the website by disabling Java Script on your browser..............
      • Chris
        Chris 4 mths ago
        Right but do u think that most high school kids are smart enough to know how to do that?
      • michael
        michael 4 mths ago
        I visited Wiki yesterday and used it after reading the page and following what Wiki said, Disable Java script... People really are stupid period!
      • Drew
        Drew 4 mths ago
        @chris - last i checked google still worked. They can fig it out but they wanted an excuse not to do their homework. Like they really complained they couldnt do it.
    • charlsy
      charlsy  •  Beverly Hills, California  •  4 mths ago
      Stop PIPA & SOPA!!!!!!!
    • ML
      ML  •  4 mths ago
      FACEBOOK SUCKS DONKEY #$%$
    • Edward Faust
      Edward Faust  •  4 mths ago
      Twitter is most over rated same as Buzz and other bookmarking sites but not nearly as over rated as Groupon.
    • Roni
      Roni  •  Victoria, Texas  •  4 mths ago
      Ugh the gov'ment is always trying to eff things up! its the Bilderbergs!!
      • DaTruth
        DaTruth 4 mths ago
        No, it's YOU. You are the government. Quit complaining about "the government" and start taking action.
    • Bob Enzo
      Bob Enzo  •  4 mths ago
      Google should just implement how search results worsen with SOPA/PIPA in action.
    • Jeremy
      Jeremy  •  Charlotte, North Carolina  •  4 mths ago
      America needs to pull it's head out of celebrities #$%$ or this will be only the beginning.
    • Jason
      Jason  •  4 mths ago
      "Many high school and college students constantly complained about not being able to access Wikipedia in regards to completing homework or writing a research paper."

      OMG, you mean they actually had to look in a book?
    • Joey JoJo Shabadoo
      Joey JoJo Shabadoo  •  Chicago, Illinois  •  4 mths ago
      All hail Zuckerberg! He is god! God, I tell you!
    • qwerty
      qwerty  •  Mt Hamilton, California  •  4 mths ago
      why would i wanna ban soap? we use it to wash our hands...
      • Broguyman
        Broguyman 4 mths ago
        Not sure if trolling, or just stupid.
      • Pat E
        Pat E 4 mths ago
        their not trying to ban soap! Its sofa's they are trying to ban. I think it has something to do with fat people.
      • Adam M
        Adam M 4 mths ago
        corny
    • DaTruth
      DaTruth  •  4 mths ago
      A grass roots movement to begin impeachment of virtually all sitting congressmen and senators is needed to clean house (no pun intended) and begin with fresh, new ideas and priorities.
    • Edward Faust
      Edward Faust  •  4 mths ago
      I have a real Social media website based on organic meaning not like Facebook who spammed the world. Where is the soul the meaning the heart??? It is not even a diary book.
    • Edward Faust
      Edward Faust  •  4 mths ago
      Facebook cracked every social network out there copied their email db and spammed the world with fake friend requests is how they made it. I can do the same and make a turd smell like a flower. Now all you other #$%$ in the social media business know how to make a successful website.
    • DM
      DM  •  4 mths ago
      How stupid do you have to be not to know how to pull up the "chached" page of the wikipeidia article you needed from google, and just read it. I read lots of wikipedia articles yesterday.
      • DM
        DM 4 mths ago
        also, how stupid do you have to be to miss-spell "cached"?
    • JD
      JD  •  Bakersfield, California  •  4 mths ago
      I prefer to have my information protected like HIPPA not sold to some agency to make me look bad.
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