Electronic McCarthyism

The likely result of the 2011 and early 2012 PIPA (Protect IP Act) and SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) legislation. The initial formation of these documents, bankrolled by the MPAA and RIAA industry giants, was intended to stop piracy in yet another venue: online. The laws were written in such a broad way, and with such ineffective methodology (DNS blocking), that the impact of the laws on actual piracy would be minimal. Instead, the laws provide for action based on accusation, rather than due process. A website merely has to be reported as having copyrighted material, and the action to shut it down goes into effect - with proof of actual wrongdoing not required.

The likelihood of this being abused is high. The effects are bound to be staggering, especially on the smaller organizations whose websites are their storefronts. Stifling political action, information sharing, and more... based on accusation alone, just like McCarthyism in the 1950s.

User Reports site: Samplesite.com has posted a picture of mine!!!

ISPs: Ok, block 'em. *blocks samplesite.com*

Samplesite.com: What the heck? Why aren't we getting any traffic? Nobody has clicked once today, and we normally get about 5000 a day! We're losing money!

Samplesite techs: Someone is blocking us - we can't get our website from outside. The redirect says we have copyrighted material posted illegally - but we don't!

Investigation reveals that a former user, banned from the service, has bragged to other users that he got "that damn site taken offline."

Samplesite CEO: I have to lay off some workers while we get this sorted out, because without income and traffic we can't pay everyone.

Samplesite Lawyers spend weeks to months trying to clear the name of the website. In the meantime, the business slowly dies.

Samplesite CEO: Damned Electronic McCarthyism!

by Argentdragongirl February 6, 2012

Electronicize

To take a time honored tradition and butcher it by doing it with a computer instead

Filling out a NCAA bracket with a website (aka electronicize a NCAA bracket) instead of printing one out and hand writing selections

by ElectronicGuru July 28, 2012

electronic grunge

An apt pseudonym for the blight that is dubstep. Quiet-loud-quiet-loud, repeat ad nauseum until the drugs run out. And you thought big beat was simple and repetitive. Skrillex makes The Prodigy look like fucking Strauss.

"Are you going to the Bassnectar show?" "Fuck no, I don't listen that electronic grunge bullshit."

by atriskteen December 9, 2012

electronic slug trail

Information from website hits and purchasing habits tracked by internet-based companies. Used to track habits and customize web page advertising specifically to the user.

After researching cars online Google was hot on my electronic slug trail with multiple ads sporting my recent searches.

by peefer June 15, 2013

Electronicism

A type of sleep disorder; to deprive sleep using electronic devices

Man I need to stop playing on my phone and get some sleep, it's giving me electronicism.

by Jaggy32 November 27, 2013

Electronic pudding

A mass of charger cords and unknown electronic devices, usually tangled up in a drawer.

I opened the bottom drawer and it was a complete electronic pudding in there.

by Irlgay June 19, 2015

Electronicattack

The mini heart attack you endure when a valuable electronic item such as phone or laptop falls on the ground

I had a major electronicattack last week

by Bo$$King November 19, 2015