Petitions by vast majority of Americans are ignored, so they are forming an alliance to go on strike against the bill by shutting down their website for a day as a sign of protest. **updated 16th Jan: SOPA was shelved prematurely after huge opposition**
So how will this affect Malaysians? --- A 1 day internet-less life on 18th Jan, then it is back to normal. This Bill is similar to the one enacted in our country - MCMC bill against file sharing site.
These are the unfiltered list of websites going on strike. I did saw Facebook, Google was asked to go on strike though they weren't responding to the request. There are other major internet players though that joined the strike
Further readings:
Wikipedia - SOPA
CNET - How SOPA would affect you
Activist Site - ANTI-SOPA
Update:
Shelving of SOPA



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