Rep. Issa celebrates anniversary of SOPA blackout

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) joined the movement to create a holiday for the Internet on Friday, marking the one-year anniversary of the SOPA blackout.

1 year after the #stopsopa web blackout, what is at the top if your #netfreedom to-do list? #happyinternetfreedomday

— Darrell Issa (@DarrellIssa) January 18, 2013

Internet activists are calling the occasion "Internet Freedom Day." It marks one year since multiple websites — including Google, Reddit and Wikipedia — blacked out some or all of their online presence for one day to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA), ultimately successfully shelving both items of anti-piracy legislation. Issa, who opposed that legislation, said supporters of Internet freedom still have work to do to ensure it.

1 year later and we still have a lot of work to do to keep the web open & accessible for users everywhere

— Darrell Issa (@DarrellIssa) January 18, 2013

The hashtag #InternetFreedomDay isn't trending yet, but use is steadily climbing on Twitter as of Friday morning.

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