Net Giants Oppose US Piracy Bill

Set for a debate in Congress, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) faces strong criticism from the founders of Google, Twitter and eBay.

The legislation aims to restrict the amount of pirated content present over the internet, something the net giants view as China-style censorship.

The bill, which has the backing of Hollywood as well as the music industry, was designed to prevent the "flow of revenue to rogue websites...that profit from selling pirated goods without any legal consequences", the BBC reports.

It would allow the actual owners to have more control over their content and what they want to do with it. However, for critics the proposals are too broad and might lead to the shutting down of many websites