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title: 'Think Senator Ron Wyden is the only one who thinks SOPA sucks? Think again'
date: '2012-01-11T23:33:08-08:00'
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  - blackoutsopa
  - 'ron wyden'
  - sopa
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# Think Senator Ron Wyden is the only one who thinks SOPA sucks? Think again

Our [Senator Ron Wyden is doing his part to stop SOPA](http://siliconflorist.com/2011/11/22/senator-ron-wyden-oregon-continues-stand-internet-censorship-join/ "Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon continues his stand against Internet censorship. And you can join him.")—[the incredibly inane bill that would cripple the Internet we know and love](http://publicknowledge.org/e-parasite-stop-online-piracy-act)—but what can you, ordinary concerned citizen do?

Well, you can [change your Twitter avatar to reflect your Stop SOPA leanings](http://www.blackoutsopa.org/ "Blackout SOPA"), for one thing.

That’s right. You can join thousands of others on Twitter to protest SOPA. And it only takes a few seconds.

Here’s how it works.

1. Visit [Blackout SOPA](http://www.blackoutsopa.org/ "Blackout SOPA")
2. Use Twitter OAuth to log in
3. Add a “Stop SOPA” black bar to your avatar
4. Allow the site to update your avatar
5. Win

For more information, visit [Blackout SOPA](http://www.blackoutsopa.org/ "Blackout SOPA").