DefendTheInter.net: An illustrated guide on why the Internet needs saving.

by halfwayglad • 15 years ago

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danso2• 15 years ago

I get that the background image is the "subject" image in the before and after SOPA/PIPA boxes...but I think for most people, it will look like content failed to load. Especially because the two (low contrast) backgrounds don't appear to be substantially different. I had to look it over twice to even notice a difference.

borski• 15 years ago

I had exactly the same reaction. I had to go back and forth a few times to see the difference. Perhaps making the transition more obvious with a fade or having the connecting paths be different colors?

halfwayglad• 15 years ago

That was bothering me too. Looks good now :)

burgerbrain• 15 years ago

I read your comment before viewing the page and still had a hard time figuring out what I was being shown.

danso2• 15 years ago

Also, the site linked to for "Call your representative now" (http://fightforthefuture.org/) is either outdated or factually incorrect:

"The Stop Online Piracy Act could pass this week."

IIRC, Congress is in winter recess. Also, it's still in subcommittee: http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3261/actions_votes

And of course, its Senate-companion must be voted on, too, before it reaches the President.

marshray4• 15 years ago

Am I the only one who finds the symbol of the clenched fist to be a real turn-off for any feeling of support for these kinds of sites?

MaxGabriel• 15 years ago

Why so? It is a common symbol for groups fighting for civil liberties

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raised_fist

marshray4• 15 years ago

I guess because when I was coming up, the sign of the clenched fist was being used primarily by Marxist revolutionaries and race nationalists. It was not a sign of civil liberties http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_liberties in the general sense, more a sign of unified struggle.

Adopting the "worker's revolution" symbolism also seems to downplay the strengths in many cases. Groups like Anonymous or the readership of HN are far from being mobs armed with farm implements, they're the techno-elite.

Personally, I think a better sign might be the extended middle finger. :-)

scrod2• 15 years ago

Yes, you are. The fist symbolizes strength through solidarity and partnership, which is the only strategy that most Americans have for confronting consolidated corporate power.

marshray4• 15 years ago

I suspect you don't actually know what everyone else on the site thinks.

sakai• 15 years ago

Thank you for this -- an accessible presentation of the most important facts and numbers on a contemporary, quickly moving issue. We could use more of this from journalistic outlets as well (albeit without the editorializing).

And the 'What the Internet could look like...' scroll down is simple yet truly elegant. Bravo.

pferde• 15 years ago

Too bad the majority of the internet users only care about one model:

(me)-----------(facebook)

DefendTheInter.net: An illustrated guide on why the Internet needs saving.

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