No Tweets From This Twitter Bird #TwitterCensored #TwitterBlackout

Once again there is war on the internet. A little less than two weeks after our battle against SOPA, we need to get geared up again because Twitter like so many other companies, has chosen to go back on their word. On Thursday, Twitter announced that they now reserve the right to censor tweets on a country to country basis. This would allow them to comply to local government laws pertaining to information censorship. 

iWhale Rock You

I'm sure all of you know about the iPhone Whale and Twitter's Fail Whale. 

Well let me introduce you to my iPhone's other whale friend! 

What is SOPA/PIPA? & How You Can Stop It

We've survived yesterday's Wikipedia blackout but how many of you know what was behind it? The blackout might be over but the cause is still lurking behind the shadows. That cause is two bills which are going before congress, the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). SOPA's targets are "rogue" foreign sites like The Pirate Bay, which are hubs for illegal downloads. Although the general public is not the target here, it affects all of us. Essentially, SOPA/PIPA is all about revenge. The record labels and movie studios can't attack overseas pirates so they go after the internet instead...and we're all caught in the war. Can you imagine your life without another torrent? What about the use of censored searches to stop these sites? What else do you think they'll censor? 

I've actually read the bill which can be found here but to save you some time, you can watch the video below to get a better idea of what SOPA/PIPA really is and how it could affect you. 

Once you've learnt the facts, make sure you sign the petition at https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/ so that Congress will say no to SOPA/PIPA.