I have long been convinced that people throwing meaningless public temper tantrums like this was an American habit. Nice to see people across the pond slam the door too.
Edit: down votes? What exactly is the problem with pointing out a huge victory for "meaningless public temper tantrums?"
SOPA was killed after threat of veto from the white house but then Obama supports net neutrality rules from the FCC it is now suddenly SOPA 2.0 OH MAH GOD?
So you are wrong on both points, SOPA did not ever pass (PIPA in the senate did not pass either), and net neutrality is not some secret government takeover of the internet. Unless you feel that the first amendment is the government taking over free speech?
It is, it's just that in the internet age those can be adopted fast.