In 2008, I quit my corporate job, sold off everything I owned and moved overseas with my husband Drew. Since then we've traveled around the world, started our careers over as creative types and nurtured our love of sleeping in late. Oh and we had a baby. Cole, our almost 2 year old has been traveling since he was four months old and probably knows more Thai than me (not that he brags).
Why Travelers Should Worry About SOPA
UPDATE: SOPA has been tabled, but it’s evil twin PIPA is still going to vote next week. We’re HALF WAY THERE! We can stop this thing!
If you’ve ever traveled to a country that censors the internet, then you know the very real effect that it has on free speech.
SOPA doesn’t just impact Americans, it impacts all internet users around the globe who rely on US-based IP addresses and VPNs to access the internet. This includes journalists, activists, volunteer groups, educators and travelers (that’s you).
On January 24th it goes to vote in Congress. Take a moment to have your voice heard: http://americancensorship.org/
Update: If you’re a blogger and you want to add the STOP SOPA ribbon (see the right hand corner of my site) to your blog, the plugin is here: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/stop-sopa-ribbon (it links to the American Censorship site). Also there is a planned blackout on Jan 18th lead by Reddit. Plugin here: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/sopa-blackout/ (Thanks to A King’s Life for the link).
Unfamiliar with SOPA? Read this (click for larger view):
