Reddit Blackout to Protest PIPA and SOPA Legislation

The freedom, innovation, and economic opportunity that the Internet enables is in jeopardy. Congress is considering legislation that will dramatically change your Internet experience and put an end to reddit and many other sites you use everyday.

… we have decided that we will be blacking out reddit on January 18th from 8am–8pm EST (1300–0100 UTC).

(source: blog.reddit.com)

I’ll say it again. Google should shut down YouTube for 24-hours and instead display links to resources where visitors can get involved.

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Comments Still Off

parislemon:

Here’s the thing: while some try to paint comments as a form of democracy, that’s bullshit. 99.9% of comments are bile. I’ve heard the counter arguments about how you need to curate and manage your comments — okay, I’m doing that by not allowing any.

I welcome feedback. Just do it on your own site or on Twitter, Facebook, etc. That small barrier alone removes most of the idiots. 

Let’s be totally honest here: anyone worthwhile leaving a comment should do so on their own blog. Very few read blog comments anyway. I’m sorry, but it’s true. Commenting is a facade. It makes you think you have a voice. You don’t. Get your own blog and write how you really feel on your own site.

Earn your voice.

This is absolutely true. You can leave your thoughts in the comments section below.

But seriously, this really is true. I very rarely stop to read the comments on a blog post. The only place that I consistently read and post comments is on Reddit, where participating in a conversation is the whole point.

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