R.I.P. Rowan Atkinson became a trending topic on Twitter early this morning, although the actor is alive and well, thank you very much. As is often the case with these celebrity death rumors, this one began when a single user tweeted, “RIP Rowan Atkinson.” However, the same user later posted another tweet saying that it [...]

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Now that SOPA and PIPA have been shelved, it’s easy to forget how close we came to having a government-controlled internet…and ACTA is still out there! The January 18th blackout was the largest internet protest in American history. The infographic below recounts that momentous day for social media users in tweets, emails, and phone calls. [...]

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Never underestimate the power of angry people in large numbers. Today, it is finally safe for the internet to declare victory. The House of Representative and the U.S. Senate have scuttled both the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) AND the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA), throwing both pieces of legislation into limbo. The Senate had been [...]

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While Wikipedia was blacking itself out yesterday in protest over the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA), its regular users were throwing an absolute fit, it would seem. Most of them seemed to be high school and college students who were agitated that their number one source of info was [...]

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Here are your top stories for this Friday, January 19, 2012: – Oil pipeline rejected by White House – Lawyer for cruise ship captain says client is shaken by accident – Snowstorm brings headaches in Washington State – Polar bear cub better after mom left – Oh, and there was also a MASSIVE INTERNET BLACKOUT [...]

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Today, Blippitt, Wikipedia, Reddit, Mozilla, and several other websites have gone dark in an internet-wide protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). This dangerous piece of legislation would let the government shutdown (read: censor) websites that even so much as LINK to other questionable websites. SOPA would hurt Wikipedia by forcing it to remove [...]

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Wikipedia may be going dark in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), but don’t worry. Here are all the things you would have looked up today! Check them out below. Watch more Viral Videos here Related articles Rep. Lamar Smith, SOPA Author, Blasts Wikipedia over Blackout (blippitt.com) Wikipedia anti-SOPA blackout underway (slashgear.com) Video: [...]

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Here’s some shocking news…in addition to Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) whining about tomorrow’s SOPA/PIPA blackout, the Motion Picture Association of America has decided to join the pity party. Today, the MPAA released a statement calling the tactic a “dangerous gimmick.” If you’d like to throw up a little in your mouth, read part of the [...]

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In what has to be a clear case of a guy who just doesn’t “get it,” SOPA sponsor Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) has scheduled a markup session next month in which the bill might be altered. The House Judiciary Committee will not be taking a final vote on the Stop Online Piracy Act.  The markup [...]

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As we announced yesterday, Wikipedia will join several other websites tomorrow (including Blippitt) in “blacking out” or “going dark” in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA). Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales posted to Twitter yesterday to announce that the English version of Wikipedia will go dark on Wednesday [...]

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The war is on, and we’re participating.  Even though the White House has denounced the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA), there’s still a chance these bills could pass. In response, Blippitt will be “blacking out” on January 18th, along with several other websites including Reddit, BoingBoing, Mozilla, Wikipedia, WordPress, [...]

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Shit just got real.  Reddit is planning a 12-hour blackout – from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST on January 18 – to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA). During that time, Reddit will replace its usual user-generated content with resources for fighting the bills, as well as [...]

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