Chrome browser extension notifies you of SOPA supporting websites

The proposed boycott of website provider GoDaddy over its pro-SOPA stance failed to launch last week after the company hopped the fence and sided with the bill’s opponents. A mass exodus of customers never came. But that doesn’t mean individual boycotts of companies that support the controversial anti-piracy legislation are off the table.

A new extension published to Google’s Chrome Web Store informs users if their favorite site is a SOPA supporter, helping them avoid it in the future.

The No SOPA Chrome extension, created by Andy Baird and Tony Webster, went live on December 29. It’s amassed nearly 3,000 users in that short time, with most giving it 5-star scores.

How it works is by simply adding a red banner to the top of a web page warning viewers that they’re visiting a page owned by a known SOPA supporter, the pair explained. Sites with no SOPA affiliations, or those who have publicly come out against the bill, should display as usual.

Baird and Webster have promised updates should new groups come out to praise the bill, or flip-flop a la GoDaddy. They’ve asked the community to send suggestions or corrections to their Twitter accounts in the interest of keeping the software as up-to-date as possible.

Last week, Massachusetts developer Tamer Rizk uploaded a Firefox add-on called DeSOPA that circumvents potential DNS-style blocks – the kind some SOPA critics fear would become standard should the legislation pass. (via Betabeat)