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Google would have a lot more to lose than Facebook. Most of the posts on Facebook are not necessarily links etc... and even if the links were banned it wouldn't
by methodin 15y ago
Google would have a lot more to lose than Facebook. Most of the posts on Facebook are not necessarily links etc... and even if the links were banned it wouldn't have that much of an effect on Facebook itself, other than people getting PO'd that the link they click on are decommissioned. Most people tend to be smart enough to realize this is not Facebook's fault.
Google on the other hand is almost exclusively driven by other content so having a sudden lack thereof would be far more detrimental.
Therefor I would be surely surprised if Facebook did something like this while I could every well see something happening on Google's side - although offsetting the money being poured in support of SOPA to counteract it would also go a long way to help.
- xxbondsxx 15y agoI've heard two interpretations of the "going dark" idea; one is to completely shut off the main functionality of the site, and the other is to simply _change the background color_ of the main landing page and have a banner about SOPA. Something that's eye-grabbing / shocking and encourages users to act would be immensely effective, and doesn't necessitate turning off the site.