The Facebook page of the Video Game Voters Network has been inundated with comments from anti-SOPA gamers, doing their part to point out the hypocrisy of its free speech advocacy.
The comments followed Destructoid's own open letter to the ESA, where the two-faced nature of the trade organization's first amendment interests were pointed out. The letter in question has already been posted on the VGVN's Wall more than once, and I'm proud to say I recognize a fair few of the names leaving messages.
Unsurprisingly, I encourage you all to join in. The VGVN has attempted to remain completely silent on the SOPA issue, and while it continues to champion free speech, its position is a voice for politically minded gamers is absolutely untenable. It simply cannot claim to represent the interests of gamers while owned by a group that supports SOPA. That is a matter of fact.
Please, if you use Facebook, give the VGVN a piece of your mind.
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1:00 PM on 01.10.2012 | 
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/112579-boycott-sopa-an-android-app-that-terrifies-publishers-and-politicians
It has some great methods on how to do so. It also covers information on the NDAA (less related).
This is normally my time to kickback with some beers and play some games. Tonight, however, I'm doing as much research on SOPA and PIPA as I can, as I realised that I am more or less completely ignorant to the finer points of the legislation.
To be perfectly honest if it weren't for dtoid, I wouldn't understand the implications of SOPA at all. Now THAT is scary.
someone stop this piece of shit law.
"It simply cannot claim to represent the interests of gamers while owned by a group that supports SOPA. That is a matter of fact."
Isn't necessarily true. I'm sure there are plenty of gamers that support shit like SOPA. I'm sure you have encountered some of the "all anti-piracy measures are perfectly reasonable" people before on the internet. While they may be bad, horrible, miserable, little shits of people they would still be in fact gamers and being "represented" by ESA or VGVN. Yes I know it wouldn't make logical sense to support SOPA and free speech at the same time... but since when do people make sense?