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The bill threatens whole areas of the internet itself. It could transform copyright laws overall as well. The integrity of the Internet could be more easily compromised and users could be more easily hacked. The act would make large websites such as search engines and social medias to censor themselves. This would cost so much money that some sites would rather not host content and risk a liability. The website moderators would have to go through every single link and all of their content. They would be policing the websites. SOPA would also cause the United States to lose its position as a global leader in supporting a free and open Internet for public good. Internet users acknowledged these effects before the Bill was passed. They began a petition that as of March 2014, had 117,209 signatures. The users said that the Stop Internet Piracy Act would have infringed the first and fourth amendments of the Constitution.

In addition, since the Internet is becoming increasingly popular, many small businesses and individuals have been starting their own websites. SOPA would give moderators the right to shut any of those down on but an acquisition. Major businesses such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google have stated in a letter to members of US senate that these bills posed “a serious risk to our industry's continued track record of innovation and job creation, as well as to our nation's cybersecurity (McCullagh).”