US News Will Facebook, Google, Twitter Shut Down in 2012 to Protest SOPA?

[DDRtists]

Sometimes in life dramatic action must be taken in support of something you believe in. The Occupy Wall Street movement, albeit scattered in focus, is one of these such actions, as thousands have been arrested for taking a stand all over the world.

If high-level whisperings are true, popular social and search sites we rely so much on for everyday interactions and real-time information might be readying themselves (and us) for an absolute jaw-dropper.

Despite a number of warnings from social network and web hosting companies about its potential for governmental abuse, some say that H.R. 3261, commonly known as the Stop Online Privacy Act, has a good shot at passage.

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[FireCat]

Seriously, It's all Just a publicity stunt. Don't ya think so eh?

 

[DDRtists]

Seriously, It's all Just a publicity stunt. Don't ya think so eh?

You really think that Google and Twitter, two of the largest websites around right now, need publicity? Everyone knows what Google is, and the majority know Twitter/Facebook. They don't need publicity, especially in the form of this negative type of publicity.
Did you even read up on whats going on? This isn't somthing that the sites are pulling just for shits and giggles, it's over something the Government is trying to pass to control what people can post. Big sites are pissed. Hardly a cry for publicity.

 

[FireCat]

largest websites around right now, need publicity?

No It's all about to get ahead of rivals. And nothing else.
Do you seriously think they would "shutdown"?