SOPA matters to parents, Canadians and the global internet community. Have you ever…
- Looked up something on Wikipedia to help you answer your child’s question?
- Watched a video on YouTube to learn how to latch your breastfeeding baby or hand express milk?
- Connected with other parents, parenting bloggers or your extended family on social media websites like facebook and Twitter?
- Supported your family from income earned in an internet startup or blog ad revenue?
SOPA threatens all these things by forcing website owners to monitor all content posted on their sites for copyright infringement. The practical reality of this is that large websites with user-generated content like Wikipedia, YouTube and other social media will be impossible to maintain. Control and censorship of the internet will squelch innovation, dramatically reduce new internet businesses and reduce the information available to people on the internet around the world.
What kind of internet will be around when your kids are old enough to use it on their own?
Learn more:
SOPA matters to Canada
Stop Online Piracy Act
SOPA infographic
Americans, Take Action here
I'm Michelle Carchrae, the mama in the vortex. Parenting has caught me up in its irresistible spiral, and I am finding my way in it.
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