Jan 20, 2012, 13:53 GMT
Brussels - The European Union's top internet regulation official added her voice on Friday to international criticism of a harsh anti-piracy law that is being discussed in the United States.
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) would give authorities the power to shut down websites implicated in piracy, even if they merely provide links to copyrighted content.
Support from US legislators for the measure appeared to wane this week, after online encyclopedia Wikipedia blacked out its English-language site in a 24-hour protest Wednesday against the draft measure.
'Glad tide is turning on SOPA: don't need bad legislation when should be safeguarding benefits of open net,' EU Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes commented on her Twitter account.
'Speeding is illegal too, but you don't put speed bumps on the motorway,' she said in another tweet.
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