All hail the darknet. Recent bills stalking through the halls of government like spidery fanged monsters have put the internet under threat. These include the Stop Online Piracy Act and the PROTECT IP Act. Google them if you want to get good and mad. The denizens of Reddit have seen the eternal struggle against authoritarian control freaks who want to turn the internet into an iron leash of corporate control, and decided to dodge the issue. They’re planning a hidden network, apart and inside the internet proper, where corporations and governments have no power. Game Politics has the story.
Running and hiding won’t solve this. The internet must be made free. The internet must be kept free. The wolves will always be at the door, and they must always be driven back. Stand up. Get involved. Fight.