Oh, hi…Happy Friday! Welcome to the 23rd feature of Friday’s Informal Facebook Films. Well, it seems the winds of change have been blowing lately – literally! This week, we’re talking SOPA!

Unless you’ve been completely off the grid for this past week, you’ve probably heard rumblings about SOPA – the Stop Online Piracy Act; and PIPA – the Protect Intellectual Property Act. As these 2 bills have been making their way through congress, you might not have paid much attention, thinking they don’t really have any impact on you. Well, if you enjoy using the Internet how it exists today, that stance couldn’t be more wrong! We feel this issue is so important, in fact, that we’re dedicating today’s show to the subject.

So, what ARE these bills and what DO they mean to you? Here’s a video that explains it simply and effectively.

Scary stuff! Fortunately, as of this recording, congressional representatives are dropping their support for SOPA and PIPA right and left – thanks in part to a protest on January 18th that saw many popular sites like Wikipedia go dark. Still, voting is scheduled to begin next week – on January 24th – and, if you feel like we do, PLEASE get involved and make your voice heard.

To protest SOPA/PIPA, we recommend you sign a petition, call your congressional representatives, tell your friends on Facebook and Twitter and – just generally get involved! We’ve included links in our show notes on how you can accomplish many of these things.

Links:
For Congressional contact information, go to http://www.usa.gov

Let us know what you think about PIPA and SOPA in the comments or on Facebook.

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