How many sopa petitions

Google's homepage today shows a thick black censorship stamp across its colorful logo. And, if clicked on, it leads users to a "End Piracy, Not Liberty" petition that asks people to sign-on to protest the two anti-piracy laws to be voted on by Senate and Congress.

Over the course of the day, millions of people signed onto Google's petition. This search-giant is showing that it is in lock step with hundreds of other individuals, groups, and Web sites that either sent out their own petitions, wrote letters to the U. There's no need to make American social networks, blogs and search engines censor the Internet or undermine the existing laws that have enabled the Web to thrive, creating millions of U.

A whole host of senators and members of Congress from both sides of the aisle have announced that they will either vote against or vote to amend the bills. Listing image by Photograph by Phil Stearns.

You must login or create an account to comment. Skip to main content Photograph by Phil Stearns. Timothy B. Lee Timothy is a senior reporter covering tech policy, blockchain technologies and the future of transportation. He lives in Washington DC. Mark Zuckerberg also threw his hat in the ring, Silicon Alley had a rad protest and a bunch of legislators who sponsored these bills withdrew their support. The internet is really flexing its political muscle. It starts with a single dissenting voice, Vint Cerf, a founding father of the internet and Chief Evangelist for the internet at Google.

It expands to show the 3,, people who have so far signed petitions opposing these bills. So far 1, people have signed up for the event, including a number of the biggest names in the Silicon Alley startup and venture communities. Be sure to check back then for live updates, photos, and video.