We normally avoid politics on this forum but today we are making an exception to stand up for something that we feel is very important, not only for the future of Multiply and all of our members, but perhaps for the future of the Internet itself.
There are two bills currently being debated in the United States Congress which we believe are unnecessary and dangerous because they would effectively allow the U.S. government to censor the internet. Both bills - "The PROTECT IP Act" (PIPA) in the Senate and "The Stop Online Piracy Act" (SOPA) in the House of Representatives - would give copyright holders the power to block access to websites for alleged copyright infringement. There are already laws in place that compel Internet providers and websites, such as Multiply, to remove copyrighted content in a timely manner without taking such drastic measures. This is important because it allows companies like ours and other social media, search and internet providers to exist and innovate wit...
There are two bills currently being debated in the United States Congress which we believe are unnecessary and dangerous because they would effectively allow the U.S. government to censor the internet. Both bills - "The PROTECT IP Act" (PIPA) in the Senate and "The Stop Online Piracy Act" (SOPA) in the House of Representatives - would give copyright holders the power to block access to websites for alleged copyright infringement. There are already laws in place that compel Internet providers and websites, such as Multiply, to remove copyrighted content in a timely manner without taking such drastic measures. This is important because it allows companies like ours and other social media, search and internet providers to exist and innovate wit...