Demand Progress launched an online campaign to encourage the Republican and...
Demand Progress launched an online campaign to encourage the Republican and Democratic parties to include pro-Internet freedom language in their platforms, the civil liberties-focused group said Tuesday. “It should be obvious to lawmakers in both parties that internet freedom needs…
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to be a priority,” said Demand Progress Executive Director David Segal in a statement. “Strong platform statements in support of internet freedom will create a clear baseline of acceptable behavior and make it less likely that we'll face another situation where dozens of lawmakers sign on in support of internet-obliterating bills like” the PROTECT IP Act and Stop Online Piracy Act. The petition at VotefortheNet.com asks the officials who will draft each party’s platform at the upcoming convention to include the language, “The Democratic/Republican Party stands for a free and open Internet, unfettered by censorship and undue violations of privacy.” The website, where individuals can electronically sign the petition by entering their name, email address and ZIP code, says that between the defeat of the “Internet Blacklist Bills” earlier this year and the Senate failing to pass “heavy-handed cybersnooping” Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act earlier this month, “2012 has been a landmark year for those who believe in the right of Americans to share information and communicate with each other free from censorship and surveillance."