EU Web Czar Opposes SOPA

Even the European Union's Internet czar is adding to the growing opposition against the U.S. Congress' proposed Stop Online Piracy Act. EU Commissioner for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes sent out this tweet Friday: "Glad tide is turning on SOPA: don't need bad legislation when should be safeguarding benefits of open net." This after outrage over the law, which would let U.S. authorities shut down sites where users shared pirated content, prompted Wikipedia and other organizations to go dark on Wednesday in protest. Kroes also tweeted: "Speeding is illegal too: but you don't put speed bumps on the motorway."