Websites protest against two bills namely Protect IP Act (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
Voting for two bills namely Protect IP Act (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) will begun on 24 Jan.
Two major websites
Wikipedia and
Wordpress is blacked out against the bill. Wikipedia feels the legislation will fatally damage the free and open Internet.
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, termed the blackouts by some sites as foolish. In a statement he said "That's just silly. Closing a global business in reaction to single-issue national politics is foolish.”