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Old January 11, 2012, 03:21 PM
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Reddit's SOPA Blackout Admirable, But Google and Facebook Must Follow - Forbes

A week from today, one of the most popular websites on the internet will go dark. Reddit, the current king of all social media sites due to its massive, influential community and ability to send out hundreds of thousands of hits to a single post, is doing its part to help stop internet censorship law SOPA with a display of force.
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Old January 11, 2012, 03:26 PM
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oh god, imagine the hell if google, twitter, facebook, and youtube went down for a day?
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Old January 11, 2012, 03:27 PM
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Old January 11, 2012, 03:29 PM
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Many support business' would be out for the day as they basically do little other than google for the correct information......
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Old January 11, 2012, 03:58 PM
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heres a video i found on youtube about SOAPA. gotta admit its kind of a mind f**k REAL SOPA In America ! 100% Proof! Shocking Sopa Truth America - YouTube
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Old January 11, 2012, 04:37 PM
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Old January 11, 2012, 05:49 PM
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Now we need facebook and google to join in... although they won't..
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Old January 12, 2012, 04:48 AM
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We'd still have HwC, probably would see increase activity/traffic with all your bored guys with no where else to go.

On a serious note, that youtube video linked in this thread is rather informative.
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Old January 12, 2012, 05:19 AM
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if all the big sites went down, aside from google, I probably wouldn't even notice. even less so since I would be in class all day.
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