January 18th: Operation Blackout - Participate!

Even Minecraft's getting in on it.

So is imgur. Now I have to use Image Shack D:

Just realized I never Liked the first post. 100th Like ♥♥♥♥♥es!

Until I Unlike and Like it again, then I'll get the 100th spot.

That's a new record. Blizz should get an award for most liked post.

Originally Posted by Cereal Bawks

That's a new record. Blizz should get an award for most liked post.

I would not accept it. I was merely inspired by Berry Punch who started the whole avatar and banner campaign here on ZU. Thanks, James!

And thanks to the mods for not locking this thread. I was very anxious and sweating bullets over it.

A very big thanks to Notsil for stickying this thread!

A very very big thanks to Aniday for making ZU aware of this thread by making it a global announcement for all to see!

And a huge thanks to everyone taking a part in this and helping spread awareness!

No, I don't deserve an award. I deserve a reward, and that reward is what's happening right now: all of us standing together and being unified. You all deserve this reward too.

So, I'm wondering, is SOPA really going to be voted on today? If so, when? I hear rumors about today and and other dates such as the 24th.

EDIT:

Originally Posted by Zecora

I would not accept it. I was merely inspired by Berry Punch who started the whole avatar and banner campaign here on ZU. Thanks, James!

And thanks to the mods for not locking this thread. I was very anxious and sweating bullets over it.

And a huge thanks to everyone taking a part in this and helping spread awareness!

No, I don't deserve an award. I deserve a reward, and that reward is what's happening right now: all of us standing together and being unified. You all deserve this reward too.

Here's some old news but still worth sharing for the lulz:

SOPA Votes Derailed by a Politicians "Offensive" Tweet.


God I love my country.

---------- Post added at 12:11 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:04 PM ----------

More thanks have been added to post #108

https://mobile.twitter.com/#!/SnoopD...26172194869248


Serious ♥♥♥♥ing props to Snoop.


And hey, when I made my avatar/signature what it was and asked all the ZU LPers to black out their YouTube channels I NEVER expected this level of participation. I'm merely a single voice in a sea of thousands that make up the Internet.

I sincerely thank all of you for standing up against censorship and for freedom of speech, on or off the Internet. I've had a few people ask me for more information on ZU, Facebook, and YouTube. It's not a huge number of people, but letting even a handful of others in on the problem makes a difference. Don't think that what you're doing isn't significant. It is.

This freedom is a basic human right, and what the entire Internet has demonstrated today is that we won't let people ♥♥♥♥ with that right. Kudos to all of you. I love you guys.

For those of us that don't have Twitter accounts?

It's a blank, black picture tagged with #sopastrike.

See what you started, James? I asked you for the avatar and banner. Then people kept asking me. To the point where I said ♥♥♥♥ it and went ahead to start a thread to refer people to whenever they asked me. Didn't know it was gonna be this big.

Originally Posted by ManofRedHelms

So, I'm wondering, is SOPA really going to be voted on today? If so, when? I hear rumors about today and and other dates such as the 24th.

"The US Judiciary Committee has to date approved SOPA, and it is currently awaiting a floor vote which is scheduled to take place on 24 January 2012.

As it stands, it would appear that SOPA supporters have a commanding majority in the deciding committee, and it is expected to be approved come D-day."

I've "censored" my sigs and avvies for every web site I belong to.

Also, from yesterday:

Originally Posted by The Los Angeles Times

One day before major players in the online community plan to launch a virtual protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) making its way through Congress, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) issued a statement saying the committee will delay its markup of the bill until February.

So SOPA is being postponed until next month. PIPA is the one that the Senate will be voting on on the 24th:

Originally Posted by PCWorld

Although there have been several changes in the landscape in recent days, it appears that the U.S. Senate will begin voting on PIPA next Tuesday, Jan. 24.

^ The second quote is from today, btw.

If they think we are just going to sit back and let this happen, they are STUPID, If they want to really make this countries people mad, mess with the internet.

"While they're all focused on SOPA, we'll sneak PIPA under the radar and have it approved. Muahahahahaha!"

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