Supporting Internet Freedom

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[Commentary] Like you, perhaps, Headlines took some time off to celebrate Independence Day. But in the age of the Internet, the world doesn’t stop for holidays anymore, does it? No, especially when there’s the Internet’s freedom to protect. The Hill reported that “Internet Freedom” has become a hot cause in Washington. Advocacy groups and politicians from across the political spectrum have taken up “Internet freedom” as their rallying cry. On July 2, our good friends Sascha Meinrath of the New America Foundation and Craig Aaron of Free Press wrote a piece for Slate announcing the Declaration of Internet Freedom. With a full third of the world’s population now online, they point out, and as the importance of the Internet as a platform for participation and expression increases, it’s all the more vital that we keep it open and free from censorship, surveillance, and discrimination.


Supporting Internet Freedom