They're going to regulate the Internet again ~Censorship Attempt No. ∞~

[Jaxx]

I think they were different but proposed very close to each other.

they were the "same bill" in that one was proposed in the house, the other the senate.

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[Snow2]

IT BEGINS #1,546,853

[Isaac Fox]

Why won't they just give up?

[Mute]

They won't ever give up.
Although this will probably never happen, as regulating the internet for everybody on the planet seems rather difficult.
Even if it does happen, people will find ways around it or make a new kind of internet all together.

[PowerDag]

or make a new kind of internet all together.

But then they'll try to regulate that, too!

[Dr.Block]

Although this will probably never happen, as regulating the internet for everybody on the planet seems rather difficult.

Evidence that the people organizing this don't understand the technology they're dealing with.

[dorkdotdan]

They won't ever give up.
Although this will probably never happen, as regulating the internet for everybody on the planet seems rather difficult.
Even if it does happen, people will find ways around it or make a new kind of internet all together.

Every other market ever seems pretty damn regulated.

[Jaxx]

Every other market ever seems pretty damn regulated.

and ever other market is absolutely riddled with loopholes, backdoor dealers, and black markets.

[Alyx Vance]

This is really getting annoying, they'll fail anyways so don't worry.

[Kumquat]

RISE UP INTERNET USERS, RISE UP! WE CANNOT LET THE THALMOR DECIDE WHAT WE CAN AND CANT SEE ON THE INTERNET!

[Sat]

they'll just keep doing this until they get what they want won't they

see: insanity
they want research and piracy to not exist

And whiny soccer moms.
Don't forget those.

[Alyx Vance]

Soccer moms in a nutshell:
"OMG research! I DONT WANT MY KIDS SEEING IT SO WE MUST CENSOR IT FOR EVERYONE!"

I for one enjoy my research, I can't get a girl anyways :c

[Planr]

funny considering this is coming from google

[Alyx Vance]

funny considering this is coming from google

What do you mean? Google is the one helping protest it.

[dorkdotdan]

funny considering this is coming from google

The only reason why google even thought of supporting sopa is because they wanted to omit research from their search results, something they should be able to do anyways.