Zuckerberg issued a statement demanding users put pressure on members

Google, Firefox, Wikipedia and Wired magazine to black protest

Zheng Jun, from the bottom of the U.S. Silicon Valley

Beijing on Jan. 19 morning news, major U.S. Internet companies have Wednesday to black and other means to protest the U.S. Congress declared two bills to limit network content. Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg (Mark Zuckerberg) is in their own home firmly oppose these two bills, and require users to put pressure on their members. His statement has been nearly 28 million users support (Like).

these two bills are to stop Internet piracy bill (Stop Online Piracy Act, referred to as the SOPA) and the protection of Intellectual Property Act (Protect Intellectual Property Act, referred to PIPA).

Google put on a black graffiti (Doodle), said “Tell Congress not to review the network” (Tell Congress: Please Don’t Censor The Web!). In other sites, Wired Connection Web site home page will also be black, leaving only the position of News, “Why Review Wired Magazine today,” the article; Wikipedia English station announced the temporary closure, Firefox Home hang out protesting pictures sharing site Flickr allows users to “black out” 10 pictures in protest.

Zuckerberg wrote on his Facebook page: “The Internet is creating a more open, more interconnected world’s most powerful tool. We can not let the idea of ??a pale bill hinder development of the Internet. Facebook against SOPA and the PIPA Act, and will continue to oppose any contusion of the Internet bill. “

He said:” Today’s world needs leaders advocated development of the Internet, over the past few months we have been in collaboration with a number of wise leaders, on the (anti-piracy and protect intellectual property rights issues) for a better alternative. I hope to learn more about such matters, and to tell you the members you want them to promote development of the Internet. “

SOPA Act by the Texas Congressman, Republican Lamar Smith (Lamar Smith) drafted, he is also the U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman; PIPA Act is by Fu Mengte Senator, Democrat Patrick Leahy (Patrick Leahy) drafting, he served as Chairman of Senate Judiciary Committee.

according to these two bills, the U.S. network service providers must be screened pirated content sites with the domain name to prevent Internet users access to foreign Web sites containing pirated content, violators will face penalties. This bill is underpinned by two media groups and Internet companies competing interests of the two camps.

film companies, media groups and other content providers is that the two main supporters of the bill, they produce huge amounts of money that the exclusion of their content is being abused in the network, to bring the copyright holder to huge losses. Picture Association of America (MPAA), U.S. Chamber of Commerce, News Corporation has been lobbying Congress to demand passage of bills to protect their copyright.

News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch (Rubert Murdoch) is in the attack on his Twitter account that Google is pirated leader, criticized the Obama administration ignored the piracy problem , and pirates belong to a camp.

and Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and other networking companies stand clearly opposed, fearing that bill will lead to Web content review, hindering Internet innovation.

Internet companies and users in the pressure of protest, some members have abandoned the original position to support these two bills. Florida senator, Republican 马克卢比奥 (Mark Rubio) on Wednesday announced support bill had to give up, and had strongly advocated the bill in Texas senator, Republican John Conn (John Cornyn) subsequently issued a statement urging Congress to study the bill more carefully.