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===Public Opposition===

===Public Opposition===

In addition to groups like Public Knowledge, EEF, and Demand Progress, who have generated a lot of public concern towards SOPA in the form of hundreds of thousands of letters, emails, and phone calls, two heavily supported We The People petitions on the White House website demonstrate a large public opposition. The first petition, created on October 31, 2011, garnered 25,000 signatures in two weeks, meeting its goal two weeks before the deadline. The second petition, created on December 18, garnered its goal of 25,000 in just two days.<ref>[http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111219/21230217135/public-opposition-accelerates-as-latest-anti-sopa-petition-hits-goal-two-days.shtml?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Public Opposition Accelerates As Latest Anti-SOPA Petition Hits Goal In Two Days, techdirt.com]</ref>

In addition to groups like Public Knowledge, EEF, and Demand Progress, who have generated a lot of public concern towards SOPA in the form of hundreds of thousands of letters, emails, and phone calls, there have also been two heavily supported We The People petitions on the White House website. The first petition, created on October 31, 2011, garnered 25,000 signatures in two weeks, meeting its goal two weeks before the deadline. The second petition, created on December 18, garnered its goal of 25,000 in just two days.<ref>[http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111219/21230217135/public-opposition-accelerates-as-latest-anti-sopa-petition-hits-goal-two-days.shtml?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Public Opposition Accelerates As Latest Anti-SOPA Petition Hits Goal In Two Days, techdirt.com]</ref>

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