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Should AmeriCymru Join The Anti SOPA Blackout on the 18th?
As many of you know the anti SOPA movement is gaining significant traction with powerful voices from both right and left of the political spectrum and almost the entire online community joining the protest.
A number of sites ( including Reddit and possibly Wikipedia ) will black themselves out for a day on the 18th of this month. A Wordpress plugin has been provided for the many millions of bloggers on the platform who wish to join the protest. There are rumors that both Google and Facebook will also take action on that day.
Whatever happens on the 18th and whatever the extent of the protest, in our opinion SOPA MUST BE STOPPED. We are considering adding our ( admittedly small ) voice to the growing chorus of indignation. IF we do it, we will present an index page ( in place of our current home page ) with information and links concerning the proposed legislation and suggestions for taking further action ( signing petitions, calls to congressmen who remain uncommitted etc ).
Alexis Ohanian of Reddit ( amongst others ) will be testifying at a congressional hearing on the 18th. He is on record as saying that " Congress Is Going To Obliterate An Entire Tech Industry" . We do not believe he is exaggerating. It is vital that he is able to demonstrate that the entire online community stands behind him.
Should we join the protest? What do members think? Please comment below.
Just a quick note to say that we are going to make our protest tomorrow in slightly less dramatic fashion. We will present a large NO TO SOPA banner at the top of the homepage ( or possibly a popup on every page ). Will decide in the morning. We will NOT be blacking out the main page because we do not have access to the Ning server to arrange a 503 redirect for web crawlers. Not doing so would have negative SEO consequences so we have opted for a milder form of protest.
BUT WE STILL HATE SOPA AND ALL WHO SAIL IN IT
I talked to a few people over there last week and they said they were thinking about joining the blackout. Basically if we do it , it will be done in such a way as to maximise impact and minimize inconvenience. The latest news from Carmarthen will still get through