Cyber activists associated with Anonymous have kicked off a digital campaign to protest U.S. legislation aimed at downing websites suspected of copyright infringement.
Dubbed the Protect IP Act, the rather draconian bill could allow the Federal government to force ISPs and search engines to censor websites under the guise of "copyright protection."
"Through domain seizures, ISP blockades, search engine censorship, and the restriction of funding to websites accused of infringement, this bill promises to take Internet censorship to the next level. Furthermore, it violates the citizens rights to due process, to free speech, to free expression and to legal representation at their hearing," Anonymous explained in a communiqu
Dubbed the Protect IP Act, the rather draconian bill could allow the Federal government to force ISPs and search engines to censor websites under the guise of "copyright protection."