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I don't know anyone from the staff
(<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://fightforthefuture.org/#staff">http://fightforthefuture.org/#staff</a>) of Fight for the Future, but i
imagine someone amongst us might.<br>
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I think they explain themselves quite well on the site and I've
copied and pasted their explanation from their front page below and
there is also a discussion on Reddit at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.reddit.com/r/internetdefense">http://www.reddit.com/r/internetdefense</a>. I think that what they're
doing in terms of the infrastructure for a network is fantastic, as
long as it's transparent. Maybe this could be the Internet public
sphere that serves as a check on the captured Fourth Estate
mainstream media.<br>
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I'd be curious to know how their non-profit advisers methodology
would work on controversial issues though. Would there be something
about which the connected websites might not agree? For a sense of
what they've acted on so far - check out the projects at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://fightforthefuture.org/">http://fightforthefuture.org/</a>. <br>
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The third rail for coalitions of Internet libertarians and
progressives that constitutes this Internet public sphere is Net
Neutrality. Public Knowledge & EFF split positions on how best
to implement Net Neutrality principles, specifically regarding the
regulatory power of the FCC.<br>
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I think the participation of individual and collective hackerspaces
in this coalition could serve an important purpose in those
situations. So I'd be in favor of Sudo Room listing some page on
sudoroom.com and/or on one of our social media identities with this
database.<br>
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<blockquote>The Internet Blackout was just the beginning. Together,
our websites and personal networks can mobilize the planet to
defend the internet from bad laws & monopolies. Are you in?<br>
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<br>
Beyond the blackout<br>
The Internet Defense League takes the tactic that
killed SOPA & PIPA and turns it into a permanent force for
defending the internet, and making it better. Think of it like the
internet's Emergency Broadcast System, or its bat signal!<br>
<br>
The Problem<br>
Internet freedom and individual power are changing the course of
history. But entrenched institutions and monopolies want this to
stop. Elected leaders often don't understand the internet, so
they're easily confused or corrupted.<br>
<br>
The plan<br>
When the internet's in danger and we need millions of people to
act, the League will ask its members to broadcast an action.
(Say, a prominent message asking everyone to call their elected
leaders.) With the combined reach of our websites and social
networks, we can be massively more effective than any one
organization.<br>
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How it works<br>
First, sign up. If you have a website, we'll send you sample
alert code to get working in advance. The next time there's an
emergency, we'll tell you and send new code. Then it's your
decision to pull the trigger.<br>
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Targets<br>
We'll keep in close touch with groups like the EFF andPublic
Knowledge to identify threats and opportunities. We've also got a
subreddit. This will get formalized more soon, but for now we're
definitely targeting ACTA in June and CISPA as it re-emerges in
the Senate.<br>
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On 5/31/12 3:24 PM, Eddie A Tejeda wrote:
<blockquote
cite="mid:CAMjYo5rcOGMtiafJSTLfh4p4Fd1+bAszEYCjg_m0eh3N=3H+Ag@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">I don't know much about them.... they seem to have
good company though! I am a big fan of EFF and PK. Can you tell us
more about it? You know the people behind it?<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Eddan
Katz <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:eddan@oaklandlocal.com" target="_blank">eddan@oaklandlocal.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Would anyone
have reservations about Sudo Room joining the Internet Defense
League?<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://internetdefenseleague.org/" target="_blank">http://internetdefenseleague.org/</a><br>
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Eddie A Tejeda<br>
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