Is Cispa the New SOPA?

Groups harness social media to battle cyber-security bill in Congress

The same groups that fought off the anti-piracy bill SOPA are now rallying the Internet community against Cispa, a cyber security bill introduced Thursday during a hearing of the House Intelligence Committee.

Like all good advocacy groups these days, Internet activist groups Demand Progress and Fight for the Future are employing social media in a big way in the campaign to put added pressure on lawmakers. On the same day the Cyber Security Sharing and Protection Act was introduced, Demand Progress and Fight for the Future delivered to the Hill a petition with 300,000 signatures opposing the act.

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