BOAnow.com is participating in the online protest, also known as an internet black out or going “dark”. with over 7000 other businesses, organizations, and websites. We do not apologize for any inconvenience, we hope you are as outraged as we are about the government’s attempt to censor the internet.  If you are not outraged you are not paying attention!…Misdirected Legislation- Although SOPA advocates claim it targets foreign pirates, the Electronic Frontier Foundation reports that “broad definitions and vague language” allow the bill to shut down legitimate US websites without due process. Among these sites: Etsy, Flickr, and Vimeo.Tell Congress you OPPOSE Senate 968 “Protect IP Act” (PIPA) and H.R. 3261 “Stop Online Piracy Act” (SOPA):

• Phone your Member of Congress via nifty Progressive Change app
• Contact Senators who are refusing to meet with constituents about PIPA.
• Reverse Robocall pro-PIPA & pro-SOPA MOC + Lobbyists (More at Ars Technica)
• EFF Congressional Emailer – Oppose Internet Blacklisting (PIPA & SOPA)
• ECA Congressional Emailer - Don’t Censor Our Internet!
• OpenCongress Congressional Emailer – Oppose SOPA
• Generic Congressional Emailer (You’ll need your Zip+4)
• Petition Congress – Protect Innovation, Dump SOPA (Progressive Change )
• Outside the US? Sign Petition Opposing US Censorship of Global Sites (EFF)