'SOPA turns anyone who runs a site into policeman'

Thousands of websites have joined the blackout in protest against the SOPA bill, as the controversial legislation is put to a vote in the US Congress. Participants range from giants like Wikipedia and Craigslist to tiny individual pages. The world's biggest online encyclopedia went on strike for 24 hours at midnight East Coast Time. Other majors like Reddit opted for a 12-hour blackout.

Lawmakers argue the bills will protect copyrighted material, but many, including http://www.demandprogress.org founder and executive director Aaron Swartz, believe it will change the rules for the Internet not just in the United States, but around the world.

"Under this bill, the rules totally change," Swartz told RT. "It makes everyone who runs a website into a policeman. And if they don't do their job of making sure nobody on their site uses it for anything that's even potentially illegal, the entire site could get shut down -- without even so much as a trial."

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[Gamersunitespeople]

America Land of the free...Are you fucking kidding me?

[zamlyn1990]

fight for freedom ! STOP SOPA

[DJGCInDaMix]

STOP SOPA/PIPA AND ACTA

[HunterReptileRooms]

@graalplaya explain why? I dont think you can..

[graalplayah]

@HunterReptileRooms your an idiot

[HunterReptileRooms]

@joshua12345a 1 subscriber. Geez your popular online...

[HunterReptileRooms]

@joshua12345a just showed what a thickhead kid you are. Youll Be gone soon bye bye tough guy pfft.

[Standuble]

The SOPA legislation is in my opinionthe greatest act of imperalism the USA has embarked on in its history. Ironically it will all be conducted from sitting behind the computer screens and not requiring a single military action or tactic.

[joshua12345a]

@HunterReptileRooms are u fuckin retarded

[HunterReptileRooms]

No chance we can line up all kids like the nazis and shootem all into a pit? Save world overpopulation and anyone under 21 gets the bullet.. we can then start again and brainwash politeness into them

[HunterReptileRooms]

Yeah SOPA! Nomore kiddy trolls. I do not let anyone say bad stuff on my uboob channel or my 12 websites. Politeness is the key. Keyboard warriors are not polite. Sooner they take out uboob and google will be a massive win. Tell me, why can a kidhassle you up to 50 times(they no not to directly comment so cant block em) as soon as you say fuck off ill smash urface in & know where you live. Troll gets scared and you findyourself blocked.Seem fair? NAH...the more dangerous the person the better.

[gehjunior]

SOPA SUUUUUCKKKKKS!