SOPA Stop Online Piracy Act is a bill trying to pass in congress that allows the US government to block websites to the general public. The original reason for blocking would be to protect copyright holders from piracy.
This is actually a pretty big deal at the moment, but it's not getting enough attention. For one thing, most people are too lazy to do the research necessary to understand the entire bill and how it will affect them. Here's a good read:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act
Long story short, this is a bad bill. It will affect you one way or another during the course of your life. I recommend my visitors to take about 20 minutes and do some research on SOPA and how it can change the internet forever.
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