Many of the internet’s big players, like Facebook, Google and Twitter, actively oppose SOPA. Now you can add Microsoft to that list. Well, kind of.
https://gizmodo.com/what-is-sopa-5877000
Micrsoft has been reluctant to voice its opinions on the bill until now. But yesterday a Microsoft spokesperson told GeekWire:
“We oppose the passage of the SOPA bill as currently drafted. We think the White House statement points in a constructive way to problems with the current legislation, the need to fix them, and the opportunity for people on all sides to talk together about a better path forward.”
The statement to which that refers was about Domain Name System blocking — and has been seen as a softening but not a victory.
https://gizmodo.com/sopa-legislation-gets-slightly-less-terrible-5876084
I guess Microsoft is conflicted over SOPA. It runs major online sites and services — MSN, Skype — but it’s also suffered immensely with piracy in the past. This is, at least, a step in the right direction. [GeekWire; Image: Nils Geylen]
