Here’s how to strike back against Internet censorship and why

It’s time to step up and voice your concerns because we now have a bit of momentum. Here’s how to strike back against Internet censorship.

Here is why you should consider taking at least a few minutes to get involved.

I’ve blackened the DI banner today as a symbol of my concern regarding efforts to pass SOPA (pending in the House) and the Protect IP Act (pending in the Senate).

Free Press has offered a page indicating the senators who are pro, con and on the fence. If you plug in your zip code, you will be presented with phone numbers for your senators and it LITERALLY takes only a minute to voice your concern to the staffer of your senator. I called my two senators in two minutes. Please join me in voicing your concern to your elected officials. You will be doing your part to use logic, fairness and reason to oppose $90 million in campaign contributions. Reason sometimes work, as demonstrated by today’s reversal of course by Senator Marco Rubio of Florida.

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Erich Vieth

Erich Vieth is an attorney focusing on civil rights (including First Amendment), consumer law litigation and appellate practice. At this website often writes about censorship, corporate news media corruption and cognitive science. He is also a working musician, artist and a writer, having founded Dangerous Intersection in 2006. Erich lives in St. Louis, Missouri with his two daughters.

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  1. Avatar of Dan Klarmann
    Dan Klarmann

    Link “here’s how” goes to blocked page at blacklist.eff.org

  2. Avatar of Dan Klarmann
    Dan Klarmann

    I sent a “No on SOPA or PIPA” post via (name).senate.gov to my senator who is currently in the “support” column.

  3. Avatar of Tim Hogan
    Tim Hogan

    I saw a “Stop Internet piracy” TV ad in Hardball tonight. It was in favor of PIPA and SOPA.

  4. Avatar of Joyanna Adams
    Joyanna Adams

    Yep…I blacked out. It seems it did some good,they said the phones were shut down in Congress due to the overload.

    I have a black banner. Everyone should protest this.

  5. Avatar of Adam Herman
    Adam Herman

    Wait a minute. I thought you believed that only people had 1st amendment rights. Is a website a person? How about if that website is owned by a corporation?

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