• Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    7 months ago

    Rose said the MPA’s requested law would be similar to the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) that was shelved after major protests over a decade ago.

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      7 months ago

      Piracy isn’t as big now. And people seem dumber so don’t expect the same protests.

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        Further, most organization was done on reddit. Reddit itself has a lot less investment in the issue than they did previously. Doubtful they would help support a sitewide protest about it, either.