So, on January 18th I took some screenshots and such and uploaded this as a video to YouTube. Below is the video I made. I am rhetorically analyzing the multi-website internet campaign against SOPA and PIPA.
The blackout on January 18th was organized the SOPA and PIPA bills, currently being voted on in congress. SOPA's stated purpose is to decrease the amount of piracy online however; this does not translate in action. Without getting into too many specifics, this law would allow individuals with claims of illegal actions to shut down websites that facilitate online piracy. If ordered to shut down without actually having violated any laws, a website could lose thousands of dollars without compensation.
This campaign was brilliant as the internet sites knew their audience. The sites, such as Wikipedia seen in the video below, told their audience when and what they were protesting. They blocked their content for one day in order to simulate their absence. Personally, as it was the day before the APUSH Midterm, I downloaded all of the notes on the chapters we were covering in case our wiki page went down. It was quite frustrating, and everyone had similar experiences like this throughout the 24hours. As these favorite sites stated that they were threatened, their loyal millions of viewers were outraged. These sites then linked to information and online petitions. Thousands protested this bill(as the last part of the video shows) and this eventually led to the death of these two bills.
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