#InternetFreedomDay

Internet Freedom Day

One year ago we defeated SOPA.
Today, celebrate your freedom of expression.
January 18th is #InternetFreedomDay

What’s something you love on the net that you’d never want to see censored?

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Here’s a list of things you can do right now to continue the fight for an open, accessible, and awesome Internet.

Actions to take on January 18th:

Events to Attend on January 18th:

Internet Freedom Day Blog Posts and More:

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On Internet Freedom

A love song to the First Amendment and the Internet

The real heroes of the SOPA/PIPA tussle were the millions of people who took action. Without posts, tweets, emails, and calls from millions of people on January 18, the bills would have passed, despite everyone else’s efforts. In short, the hero of this story is the same person Time magazine honored in 2006 and 2011—you, or the political protestor.
Marvin Ammori

On Internet FreedomDownload Here

After 1/18, copies of On Internet Freedom will be available for download for $5, with proceeds benefiting Demand Progress and Fight for the Future.

Support:

We need every advocate for free speech and digital privacy to stay informed about opportunities and threats to the open Internet. Get involved: join a mailing list, sign a petition, follow these groups on Twitter and social media, donate money, volunteer your time, and help spread the word to your friends.

These organizations work year round to protect the internet. You know what to do.

We dedicate this site to the memory of Aaron Swartz and his incredible contributions to freedom, justice, and transparency.

Kim Dotcom - Mr President  - #AnonFamily #Anonymous #OpMegaUpload #FTW

President Obama promised “change”. But did he deliver?
The war on Internet freedom was declared on his watch.
Download the song and video at http://www.kim.com

Follow me: http://twitter.com/KimDotcom

This song was produced by Kim Dotcom, Printz Board and Sleep Deez.
With lyrics and vocals by Kim Dotcom and friends.

The lyrics:

The war for the Internet has begun.
Hollywood is in control of politics.
The Government is killing innovation.
Don’t let them get away with that.

I have a dream, like Dr. King,
this is the time to stand up and fight.

By any means, if we dont do anything,
they will just blame it on the copyright.

Keep this movement going.
Keep this movement tweeting.
Keep this movement moving.

The pursuit of happiness.
Happiness. Happiness. Happiness.
The pursuit of happiness.

Let’s get together, lets all unite,
or they will do whatever they like.

Let’s get together, lets all unite,
or they will do whatever they like.

What about free speech, Mr. President?
What happened to change, Mr. President?
Are you pleading the fifth, Mr. President?
Are you going to fix this, Mr. President?

We must oppose, don’t vote for those,
who want to take us back in time.

We must expose, the people who chose,
to turn innovation into crime.

Let’s get together, lets all unite,
or they will do whatever they like.

Let’s get together, lets all unite,
or they will do whatever they like.

What about free speech, Mr. President?
What happened to change, Mr. President?
Are you pleading the fifth, Mr. President?
Are you going to fix this, Mr. President?

Hollywood marionettes,
taking over our Internet,
don’t let them get away with that,
don’t let them get away with that.

It starts with you and me
we will make history.

It starts with you and me
we will make history.

Let’s get together, lets all unite,
or they will do whatever they like.

Let’s get together, lets all unite,
or they will do whatever they like.

What about free speech, Mr. President?
What happened to change, Mr. President?
Are you pleading the fifth, Mr. President?
Are you going to fix this, Mr. President?


Keep sharing this song.
If you can’t blog - tweet.
If you can’t tweet - like.
But by all means - keep sharing.
But just this song :-)

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Video credits and thanks go to:

Andy Chiabrando
ANIMALNewYork
Jakob Kangur
Utopie TV
Lost in Stockholm (vimeo.com/lostinstockholm)
Vit Jurek
Piotr Marciniak
Polygoon-Profilti / Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid
YaBasta5000
19Alcibiades87

Let’s keep this movement moving!
Please share this video with all of your friends.
It’s time to fight back.

Source: youtube.com

#RIAA Totally Out Of Touch: Lashes Out At Google, Wikipedia And Everyone Who Protested SOPA/PIPA -> #OpBlackout

Remember all that talk of how the supporters of SOPA/PIPA were “humbled” by the protests of January 18th, and how they had learned their lessons about trying to push through a bill without actually involving the stakeholders? Remember the talk of how they hoped a new tone could be found in the debate? Yeah. Apparently someone forgot to send that memo to RIAA boss Cary Sherman, who has taken to the pages of the NY Times to lash out at those who fought against SOPA/PIPA, chalking the whole thing up to a massive “misinformation” campaign by Google and Wikipedia. The whole thing is chock full of ridiculous claims, so we might as well go through it bit by bit.

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Reddit and other sites are striking on Jan. 18 to protest SOPA. We will be joining them. On January 18th, there will be no new posts on STFU, Conservatives.           From SOPAStrike.com: On Jan 24th, Congress will vote to pass internet censorship in the Senate, even though the vast majority of Americans are opposed. We need to kill the bill - PIPA in the Senate and SOPA in the House - to protect our rights to free speech, privacy, and prosperity. We need internet companies to follow Reddit’s lead and stand up for the web, as we internet users are doing every day. Fuckyeahstretchedears will join this strike. cultss will join this strike. no posts on january 18th. @h4x0r3d shall join the strike, and then some XD
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Reddit and other sites are striking on Jan. 18 to protest SOPA. We will be joining them. On January 18th, there will be no new posts on STFU, Conservatives.

          From SOPAStrike.com:

On Jan 24th, Congress will vote to pass internet censorship in the Senate, even though the vast majority of Americans are opposed. We need to kill the bill - PIPA in the Senate and SOPA in the House - to protect our rights to free speech, privacy, and prosperity. We need internet companies to follow Reddit’s lead and stand up for the web, as we internet users are doing every day.

Fuckyeahstretchedears will join this strike.

cultss will join this strike. no posts on january 18th.

@h4x0r3d shall join the strike, and then some XD

(via peacepunx)

Source: stfuconservatives

Amidst the Uproar about SOPA and NDAA, an appeals court ruled in favor of Telecom Immunity, furthering the surveillance state even more. To quote ibtimes: Telecommunications companies such as AT&T, Sprint Nextel and Verizon scored a major victory in court when a federal appellate panel maintained their immunity for assisting the government in conducting surveillance on American citizens. A federal appeals court based in San Francisco upheld a 2008 provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that shielded telecom companies from lawsuits over warrantless eavesdropping on Americans. It is disappointing that today’s decision endorsed the rights of telecommunications companies over those over their customers,” said Kurt Opsahl, Senior Staff Attorney of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, in an online statement. Because of this case, if your cell phone, telephone, or Internet provider turns over information about you, your activities, and use of their services over to the Federal government, even illegally, you’d have no grounds to sue. Communications companies face no sanctions for disclosing personal information to the federal government, including account information and even usage data like sites visited, account names, and location data. Source
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Amidst the Uproar about SOPA and NDAA, an appeals court ruled in favor of Telecom Immunity, furthering the surveillance state even more.

To quote ibtimes:

Telecommunications companies such as AT&T, Sprint Nextel and Verizon scored a major victory in court when a federal appellate panel maintained their immunity for assisting the government in conducting surveillance on American citizens.

A federal appeals court based in San Francisco upheld a 2008 provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that shielded telecom companies from lawsuits over warrantless eavesdropping on Americans.

It is disappointing that today’s decision endorsed the rights of telecommunications companies over those over their customers,” said Kurt Opsahl, Senior Staff Attorney of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, in an online statement.

Because of this case, if your cell phone, telephone, or Internet provider turns over information about you, your activities, and use of their services over to the Federal government, even illegally, you’d have no grounds to sue. Communications companies face no sanctions for disclosing personal information to the federal government, including account information and even usage data like sites visited, account names, and location data.

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