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In the area of residence of the author of the bill SOPA will be located inline with the text “Do not mess with the Internet.”

Co-founder of the popular resource Alexis Ohanian Reddit (Alexis Ohanian) introduced the idea of placing a banner with the text “Do not mess with the Internet” in the residence of Senator Lamar Smith (Lamar Smith), who is the author of the anti-piracy law SOPA. It is reported by Mashable. To place a banner requires 15 thousand dollars. Ohanian announced solicitation of funds on the site Crowdtilt, and by the morning of March 15, 2012 he was able to gather all the necessary money. In the gathering attended by more than 17 people. on Reddit resource was published by one of the options that will look like a banner. The text, “Do not mess with the Internet,” the proposed Ohanianom is a revised version of the slogan of Texas, “Do not mess with Texas.” The final design choice rests with the banner of the resource users Reddit. They may offer their own versions of the theme in a specially created site Reddit. Ohanian said: “We have yet to be done. Now we have the opportunity to work together on protecting the rights of the Internet, almost everyone in America aware of the importance of online freedom. We do not want to play to our freedom.”