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Censorship? More like "censorsh*t," am I right? Censorship is one of those topics we do not hear about too often, but when we do, we are furious.

A fundamental concept of the First Amendment, freedom of speech is an American fan favorite that we pride ourselves on.

Recently, censorship has been prominent in the news in the United States and countries around the world. Here at home, SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) has been the ultimate threat of an Internet troll for quite some time.

It was created in the hope of stopping online trafficking in counterfeiting and piracy.

If enacted, it will not "shut down the internet" like every middle schooler on Tumblr thought, but it will block access to sites that allow copyright violated or pirated downloading and linking.

So what does that mean? There would be noFacebook, YouTube, MediaFire, SoundCloud, Twitter, DropBox or any other site that can be targeted as a place where online piracy could take place.

No Twitter? But I put jokes up there. It's my lifeline (@MaeveMcDonough #shamelessplug).

Many blogs would also be shut down. Everyone would be responsible for what they put on their blog or website and if it does have copyright infringement, consider it gone. This threat to our right to be an Internet dweller should make us realize how lucky we really are.

In Cuba this week, Project Censored, an American nonprofit organization dedicated to media criticism and investigative journalism, made its case to a conference of Cuban authors and journalists hosted by Fidel Castro.

It's been more than 50 years since a bad word about Cuba was uttered in any sort of national media. After Project Censored's failed conference, it's going to stay that way.

See the article here:
SOPA small beans compared to international censorship