How many big sites closed down due to SOPA and PIPA? a week ago most of big site in the internet strike SOPA with blackout and several day ago one of the biggest online file sharing site megaupload was shut down due to SOPA and PIPA, today i got a list of file sharing website that affected by SOPA and PIPA, apart from that i also hear about the OPEN act the replacement of SOPA and PIPA. OPEN Act secures two fundamental principles. First, Americans have a right to benefit from what they've created. And second, Americans have a right to an open internet. Our duty is to protect these rights. That's why congressional Republicans and Democrats came together to write the OPEN Act. you can read further about OPEN act on Wikipedia pages here.
OK here's the List of Website that affected by SOPA and PIPA.
Megaupload - Closed, domain ceased by FBI Jan 19, 2012
Fileserve - Account deletion and affiliation program terminating Jan 20, 2012
File Jungle - (Owned by Fileserve) Deleting multiple files. Testing out blocking some USA IP addresses. Jan 21, 2012
Upload Station - (Owned by Fileserve) Deleting multiple files. Testing out blocking some USA IP addresses. Jan 21, 2012
VideoBB - Closed affiliate program Jan 21, 2012
4shared Deleting files left and right Jan 21, 2012
VideoZer - closed and locked in the countries affiliated with the USA Jan 21, 2012
Uploaded - Banned U.S. and the FBI went after the owners who are gone. Blocked in the USA Jan 22, 2012
Filesonic - No Filesharing, the news is arbitrary (under FBI investigation, strictly private for the time being Jan 22, 2012
Filepost - Started suspending accounts with infringing material Jan 22, 2012
Videobb - Closed affiliate program. Jan 22, 2012
Wupload Many accounts disabled.
MediaFire - Called to testify in the next 90 days and it will open doors pro FBI Org torrent - could vanish with everything within 30 days "he is under criminal investigation" Network Share mIRC - awaiting the decision of the case to continue or terminate Torrente everything. Koshiki - operating 100% Japan will not join the SOUP / PIPA Shienko Box - 100% working china / korea will not join the SOUP / PIPA ShareX BR - group UOL / BOL / iG say they will join the SOUP / PIPA Japan, China and Korea have a say NO to the FBI and that even if laws are passed in the USA will not have any value within the sovereignty of their countries!
I hope that everything will be OK. and no more sites closes down due to this matter.