19-12-2014 13:59 via feeds.theguardian.com

Google slams secret Hollywood attempt to ‘censor the internet’

Search company hits out at the Motion Picture Association of America after claims it is trying to revive the failed Stop Online Piracy ActGoogle has accused Hollywood of attempting to “secretly censor the internet” by reviving the failed Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa) to enable wholesale site-blocking.
The search company alleges that Hollywood studios, through the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), conspired to push through the effects of Sopa through non-legislative measures. Co
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