{"id":18151,"date":"2012-07-05T20:01:28","date_gmt":"2012-07-06T00:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbach.net\/blog\/index.php\/"},"modified":"2021-08-11T16:42:46","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T20:42:46","slug":"declaration-of-internet-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/declaration-of-internet-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Declaration of Internet Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Declaration<\/a>For too long in the U.S., Congress<\/a> has attempted to legislate the Internet in favor of big corporations and heavy-handed law enforcement at the expense of its users\u2019 basic Constitutional rights. The Electronic Frontier Foundation<\/a> writes<\/a> that Netizens\u2019 strong desire to keep the Internet open and free has been brushed aside as na\u00efve and inconsequential, in favor of lobbyists and special interest groups. Well, no longer.<\/p>\n

\"EFF<\/a>The EFF and a broad coalition of civil society groups called on elected officials to sign the new Declaration of Internet Freedom<\/a> and uphold basic rights in the digital world. The Declaration is simple; it offers five core principles that should guide any policy relating to the Internet: stand up for online free expression<\/a>, openness, access, innovation, and privacy. Sign it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Early Signers of Declaration of Internet Freedom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t
American Civil Liberties Union<\/td>Cheezburger, Inc.<\/td>Free Press<\/td> reddit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amnesty International <\/td>Center for Democracy & Technology <\/td>MacUser magazine<\/td>Techdirt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boxee<\/td>Electronic Frontier Foundation<\/td> Mozilla<\/td>Tucows<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>\n
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