Today marks a worldwide effort by SOPA / PIPA opposition to raise awareness of the potentially harmful effects two bills currently in the United States Congress possess. These two bills could effectively grant the United States government censorship power on the same level as the infamous “Great Firewall of China.”

There has been a lot of information posted on the web about these harmful effects, including posts by Google and Reddit, both of whom do an excellent job of explaining the legislation and its key terms.

If you are within the U.S. we urge you to send a message to your representative explaining these harmful effects and your disapproval of these bills. You can do this simply by filling in a basic form online. Alternatively you can sign the petition on Google’s main SOPA page.

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