This image really resonated with people,” said Daniel Victor, the news non-profit’s social media editor. “If we had posted a link to the blog post, the image would have been tiny and distorted. This allowed the image to be the focus.” The graphic, which is technically a screenshot, is part of the SOPA Opera, a news app created by ProPublica developer Dan Nguyen. After websites across the country, like Wikipedia and Reddit, protested the two bills by going dark on Jan. 18, more and more congressional members came out against them. Both were quickly tabled. It was a “no-brainer” to do a side-by-side comparison, Nguyen said. Along with the image going viral, the overall news app also caused Internet traffic to spike.
