Rupert Murdoch continues to attack Google, Obama over SOPA

By: Chenda Ngak
Topics: Tech Talk

News Corporation head Rupert Murdoch arrives at his Fifth Avenue residence, Wednesday, July 20, 2011, in New York.

(Credit: AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)

(CBS) - Media titan Rupert Murdoch is back on Twitter and blasting Google and President Obama over their stance on the anti-piracy bills Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA).

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"Big bipartisan majorities both houses sold out by POTUS for search engines. How about 2.2 m workers in entertainment industry? Piracy rules," Murdoch tweeted.

The chief executive officer of News Corporation is still talking about the White House coming out against the anti-piracy bills. SOPA and PIPA have been Murdoch's favorite bone to pick on Twitter with Google the Obama administration this week.

"While we believe that online piracy by foreign websites is a serious problem that requires a serious legislative response, we will not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet," said in a statement written by White House staffers Victoria Espinel, Aneesh Chopra and Howard Schmidt.

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"Nonsense argument about danger to Internet. How about Google, others blocking porn, hate speech, etc? Internet hurt?" Murdoch tweeted.

Although Google has responded to Murdoch's previous tweets, the mogul is still attacking the search engine giant with a vengeance.

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by notyrants January 20, 2012 1:20 AM EST: Rupert Murdoch is close to his death. Glory be, the world rejoices each time a parasite is removed. Rupert of course is coming out against Google because it among a few other companies that thrive over an open internet oppose the filthy blood suckers like Rupert and their incessant efforts to buy political capital to rule the internet and everything else their totalitarian pig heads focus on.; Reply to this comment


by DrKnowe January 19, 2012 1:24 PM EST: Once again from the Far Right:
"Small Gov't! Less Gov't intrusion!.... except when it might negatively affect our ocean of $$, or it angers our God (which we don't follow much, be we need to inflict it on others)"; Reply to this comment


by CBS_Supports_SOPA January 18, 2012 10:19 PM EST: CBS and Viacom are big Censorship supporters. It's great when the big bosses speak their minds publically. It makes it much easier to motivate others to avoid their products. CBS Nightly News this evening almost completed ignored the SOPA censorship issue. Only providing about 15 seconds of coverage. They might have been directed to ignore this important topic.; Reply to this comment


by notreich January 18, 2012 12:17 AM EST: The guys heads a huge propaganda organization unaccountably calling itself the MOST fair and balanced media outlet, and he still wants to check in with this little short inarticulate medium?; Reply to this comment


by Scimajor January 17, 2012 11:39 PM EST: Murdock is an alias. His real name is McCarthy.; Reply to this comment


by Mike_in_USA January 17, 2012 7:33 PM EST: He's still on Google and now the pres.? wow. I guess neither one took his $advice$ and didn't play along, huh?; Reply to this comment


by rayward73446 January 17, 2012 7:00 PM EST: Murdock is trying to change the subject from his unethical business practices. What about all those whose phone, computers were hacked by his operatives?
He seriously needs to clean up his own act before he can criticize others! He seems to think that his power is omnipotent, and that anyone cares what he thinks or says. Until Murdock changes his ways no one cares!; Reply to this comment

by blau808 January 17, 2012 7:00 PM EST

What do you expect. He's the CEO of the most anti-Obama, anti-fact news corporation in the US.

My guess is he doesnt even know how to use Twitter, he gets a crony to do it for him.

Guy probably thinks the internet is a series of tubes.

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by retiredgustav January 18, 2012 2:07 PM EST: We need to deport this guy with all of the other illegals.


by TrickyWV January 17, 2012 6:33 PM EST: Murdock is in definite need of psychiatric care. Maybe his phone hackers can find him one who will sympathize.; Reply to this comment