Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation
by Joe Mullin
“More than a decade ago, Congress tried to pass SOPA and PIPA — two sweeping bills that would have allowed the government and copyright holders to quickly shut down entire websites based on allegations of piracy. The backlash was immediate and massive. Internet users, free speech advocates, and tech companies flooded lawmakers with protests, culminating in an ‘Internet Blackout’ on January 18, 2012. Turns out, Americans don’t like government-run internet blacklists. The bills were ultimately shelved. Thirteen years later, as institutional memory fades and appetite for opposition wanes, members of Congress in both parties are ready to try this again.” (04/02/25)
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/congress-reviving-site-blocking-and-its-just-dangerous-ever