All the talk about SOPA on social media sites and the blackouts are working.

Eight sponsors of the SOPA and PIPA antipiracy bills have publicly withdrawn their support today (earlier today that number was three).

Today, Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) are making headlines as websites have blacked out to protest against the proposed bills.

Wikipedia was among several websites that shut down Wednesday in protest of anti-piracy bills now in Congress that critics say could result in censorship.

“End Piracy”, “Not Liberty” and “Stop Online Piracy Act” are all trending topics on Twitter January 18th, the day of the blackout.

Here is a good article explaining what SOPA is:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/248298/sopa_and_pipa_just_the_facts.html

This tweet from @mouselink said it best: