User blog comment:Craiglpalmer/SOPA and PIPA Situation Summary/@comment-3210791-20120117225728/@comment-2210886-20120117230020

Basically, SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (I Forget What That Stands For) are trying to get a bill passed in the U.S. Senate that will shut down many important websites such as Youtube, Twtter, Wikipedia, etc; and basically control the internet. (Or at least that's how I heard it)