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[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 97 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

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.

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 7 months ago

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.

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