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As I mentioned in the past, our reporting on SOPA was toxic to many advertisers. On the advertising side of things, the blog went from profitable to unprofitable as a result of the SOPA fight -- even as our traffic doubled. Our revenue from advertising was cut by more than 50%. And the net neutrality fight is the same way for many as well. I'm not complaining about it, because we knew that was a risk of standing up for what we believe in, and we wouldn't change a thing. But, because of that I need to ask directly for your help today. If we can reach this goal, it will allow us to do a variety of things, including bringing in some additional writers and guests, spending more time digging through various FCC filings and other paperwork for important details (rather than spending time trying to find advertisers).
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140725/16014828011/home-s...
I've made a donation, even though I'm not a USA-ian. It's a worthy cause, and techdirt has been a leading source for news and other coverage on this sort of thing.
(Also: I found it... interesting... that extensive SOPA coverage appears to have had that much impact on advertising revenues.)
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Addendum:
Here's a rather interesting perspective:
If You Want To Know How Supporting Techdirt Can Help Shift The Debate In Washington DC
"Hi. My name is Jen... and I was once a Congressional staffer who knew so little about Internet policy that I had no idea how little I knew about Internet policy. (I think this is where you're supposed to supportively say, "Hi, Jen," and reassure me that this is a safe space for me to continue my embarrassing confession. Because it gets worse.)
"In late 2010, when my former boss -- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden -- announced that he was putting a hold on the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA) – the predecessor to PIPA and later, SOPA -- I not only didn't know how the DNS system worked, I'm not sure I knew what infringement meant. (I'm not proud of these things, but they're true.) ..."
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(Also: I found it... interesting... that extensive SOPA coverage appears to have had that much impact on advertising revenues.)
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Addendum:
Here's a rather interesting perspective:
If You Want To Know How Supporting Techdirt Can Help Shift The Debate In Washington DC
"Hi. My name is Jen... and I was once a Congressional staffer who knew so little about Internet policy that I had no idea how little I knew about Internet policy. (I think this is where you're supposed to supportively say, "Hi, Jen," and reassure me that this is a safe space for me to continue my embarrassing confession. Because it gets worse.)
"In late 2010, when my former boss -- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden -- announced that he was putting a hold on the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA) – the predecessor to PIPA and later, SOPA -- I not only didn't know how the DNS system worked, I'm not sure I knew what infringement meant. (I'm not proud of these things, but they're true.) ..."
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140729/05504028040/if-you...