SOPA is dead, Twitter cheers

The internet rejoiced as news of Stop Online Piracy Act’s (SOPA) death spread like wild fire. The controversial bill has been the talk of the internet for the last week. A call to action from internet titans such as Google and Wikipedia saw the web go black on Wednesday in protest of a bill that they said would threaten the very nature of the net.

Following Texas Congressman Lamar Smith’s decision to pull the bill late Friday, “SOPA is dead” quickly climbed up the Twitter trends ladder. A sigh of relief and jubilation could be heard around the web as Twitter users, parody accounts and notable politicians joined in the celebration. Though the general feeling was of relief and commendation to Congressman Smith for pulling the bill, everyone’s favourite hacktivism group Anonymous cautioned web users about the possibility of future laws.

Here are some of the tweets:

Checking Twitter trends and see ” SOPA is Dead “… nice to see SOPA trending but far from dead…the fight continues to stop #SOPA#PIPA

— Anonymous (@AnonymousPress) January 20, 2012

SOPA is dead. Technology rising above to beat people & make them submit. Wow, this should be a movie plot or something.

— The Dark Lord (@Lord_Voldemort7) January 20, 2012

For all those who might have thought that their voice didn’t count in their government, I hope you now know it does.

— Ron Wyden (@RonWyden) January 20, 2012

#SOPA may be dead (for now), but the motivation to enact its laws are not. Never stop fighting for a free internet. Say no to #censorship

— Anonymous (@AnonyOps) January 20, 2012

Round of applause to the 13 million people who stood up- #PIPA and #SOPA are tabled 4 now. #13millionapplause

— Estria (@estria) January 20, 2012

I applaud Chm. Smith’s decision to suspend #SOPA consideration. Any fut. bill should be fully reviewed through regular order.

— Rep. Hank Johnson (@RepHankJohnson) January 20, 2012