Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/sopa-protests-blackout-major-sites-resources-to-follow Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter SOPA Blackouts: Reaction and Resources Science Jan 18, 2012 2:26 PM EST Many sites, including Wikipedia, Craigslist, Google and Boing Boing, have posted messages against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) or are completely blacked out Wednesday. Reaction came quickly, from students wondering how they would do their homework to congressmen changing their votes on the proposed legislation. Below, click through for what pro- and anti-SOPA backers say about the act and five resources to learn more about it. [View the story “SOPA Protests Blackout Major Sites” on Storify] A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now
Many sites, including Wikipedia, Craigslist, Google and Boing Boing, have posted messages against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) or are completely blacked out Wednesday. Reaction came quickly, from students wondering how they would do their homework to congressmen changing their votes on the proposed legislation. Below, click through for what pro- and anti-SOPA backers say about the act and five resources to learn more about it. [View the story “SOPA Protests Blackout Major Sites” on Storify] A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now