Reddit admin engages in scare tactics, fear mongering, and the worst kind of hyperbole.
Guys, the Internet isn't going to shut off is SOPA passes so please chill out and try to be rational. All anyone is doing is talking about a workaround to a Gret Firewall that doesn't even exist and pissng their pants over the US becoming fascist.
Panic never helps anyone. While everyone is busy hiding under the bed waiting for SOPA to be over I wonder what else isnt being talked about? I'm sure it's far more important than this distraction.
I don't think they're suggesting that the internet will shut off, just that the overhead of them having to respond to takedown demands etc will be more than their 11 employees are able to deal with in a standard working week on top of their existing workload, meaning it will cease to be financially viable.
I know, I get that. I'm a little frustrated by all the hysteria though. I know my comment sounded snarky and it's because of my frustration. The title of the post was very link-bait-y but the actual admin's comment made sense.
There are way too many submissions about SOPA that are repeats and the discussion is literally exactly the same. It's all about DNS workarounds or using OpenDNS then some guy says "no, use DownDNS" and it's just the same.
I know SOPA is awful but I think we can take a break from it for a minute and enjoy Christmas. There doesn't seem to be anything new to say about it so let's let it go for a sec, get away from the computer, and stop literally panicking.
DNS circumvention won't help. The section of SOPA titled "ENFORCEMENT OF ORDERS" specifically empowers the AG to "bring an action for injunctive relief" against anyone helping to circumvent SOPA's DNS blacklisting. Since other parts of the bill give them immunity, they can do it very freely and everyone has to be really afraid of triggering that kind of action.
If more people actually read the text they'd see precisely how bad it is, without any exaggeration being necessary.
"Enjoy Christmas" is a terrible argument for why I shouldn't care about legislation that creates vast new liabilities for the entire internet industry - one of the few industries doing at all well since this recession began.
Guys, the Internet isn't going to shut off is SOPA passes so please chill out and try to be rational. All anyone is doing is talking about a workaround to a Gret Firewall that doesn't even exist and pissng their pants over the US becoming fascist.
Panic never helps anyone. While everyone is busy hiding under the bed waiting for SOPA to be over I wonder what else isnt being talked about? I'm sure it's far more important than this distraction.