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Is PF participating in the SOPA protests on January the 18th and shut down?
Lapidus said:Is PF participating in the SOPA protests on January the 18th and shut down?
First you need a big bank of servers...DaveC426913 said:I would go for a day with PF in support of the protest.
Can anyone tell me how I download PF onto my computer?
Evo said:There is no reason, IMO, for PF to hurt itself by shutting down. Many parts of the bill have already been retracted.
turbo said:Greg should not have to shut down PF over a single issue like this. For one thing, his compensation for ad-space might be subject to maintaining XYZ level of access and up-time. We don't know that. Business is not always really transparent to the customers.
Evo said:Many parts of the bill have already been retracted.
But if you read the article turbo posted, it too wil be revised.jhae2.718 said:DNS filtering has not yet been removed from PIPA.
In the Senate, a vote on PIPA is still scheduled for Jan. 24, but it's a procedural matter (a Senate staffer, asking not to be named, said it's "on whether to debate debating the bill"). Sen. Patrick Leahy, the Vermont Democrat who was one of the original sponsors, has said he would like to amend the bill.
"I will … propose that the positive and negative effects of this provision be studied before implemented, so that we can focus on the other important provisions in this bill," Leahy said, "which are essential to protecting American intellectual property online, and the American jobs that are tied to intellectual property."
Evo said:But if you read the article turbo posted, it too wil be revised.
Yeah micro, you will have to set up mutiple chatz chat rooms to keep things rolling, better get started harvesting those real e-mail addresses now, lol.micromass said:I personally feel that PF should join the protests against SOPA or PIPA. It will be a very difficult day though
I have one better Ivan, have Greg turn the background black with bold white lettering that way I can appreciate my partial grapheme color synesthesia, (all the letters turn light pink and green, depending on the letter being drawn). I can live with that, I think...Ivan92 said:I am strongly against this bill. I say we can blackout the site or atleast put something noticeable on the home page regarding SOPA and PIPA (like what Google is doing). If we do blackout the site, I say we have a chat day in chatzy! This bill cannot simply be ignored by PF.
@Evo: Even though most of the criticized provisions are taken out, the bill in general still needs much more work to be done to fix the bill and pass the law.
Edit: Grammar fail...
Whatever makes you happy rhody! x) haharhody said:I have one better Ivan, have Greg turn the background black with bold white lettering that way I can appreciate my partial grapheme color synesthesia, (all the letters turn light pink and green, depending on the letter being drawn). I can live with that, I think...
Rhody...
Probably the same as pipple (sp) in Latvian.Borek said:You don't want to know what pipa means in Polish.
"PF going black on January 18th" refers to the planned blackout protest by the popular online community platform, Patreon, on January 18th. This protest is aimed at raising awareness and advocating for change in the way the platform handles content moderation and user support.
Patreon is going black on January 18th as a form of protest against perceived censorship and lack of support for its content creators. The platform has faced criticism for its handling of controversial content and lack of transparency in its policies.
No, Patreon will not be completely inaccessible during the blackout protest. The platform will still be accessible for users to view and pledge to content creators, but there will be no new content posted and no support services available.
The blackout protest is scheduled to last for 24 hours on January 18th. However, it is possible that it may be extended if the platform's demands are not met.
Patreon is hoping to achieve changes in its content moderation policies and user support services. The platform is advocating for more transparency, consistency, and fairness in its policies, as well as better support for its content creators.