Anti Regulation
The only regulation the government should allow is the enforcement of net neutrality. Is it not in the first amendment that we have freedom of speech? Enforcing bills such as SOPA or PIPA will create censorship within our country which is removing a constitutional right we have that was placed by our forefathers. Also, many artists have actually benefitted more from releasing their music online for free, plus record sales are only a small fraction of the actual profits the artist makes (which mostly comes from concert tours and merchandise) (Sinnreich 2013). Having programs like PRISM is also a gateway towards a “Big Brother Society” and is a direct violation of our privacy, which is also the biggest reason why hacktivists hack into government servers. The government should not contradict itself, especially given with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) being implemented. If the government was truly as transparent as it should be, hacktivists would have no reason to enter the servers. If anything, the government has brought the hackers upon themselves for not telling us what goes on within our country, hence the reason they should at least receive significantly less sentences.)