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SOPA and PIPA were only the beginning of the attack against the internet by corporate and government figures. At Tripletech Ideas, we understand this, and so we have joined WordPress. Reddit, Cheezburger, Imgur, the Electronic Frontier Foundation in joining together by being a part of the Internet Defense League in an attempt to protect the internet, so that it always wins these battles.
We simply cannot allow this to happen. The internet is a free place, and should always be. On June 29th, we will be making a very important announcement here, at the Tripletech Ideas Development Blog about a project that we hope will help in our mission to make a free web, together (that’s the just of our motto).
Hey there,I just joined something called the Internet Defense League – and I’m hoping you will, too. I joined because it’s important to stand up against the powerful industries that are tyring hard to lock down the net. Remember SOPA and PIPA? The people who wrote them are working on more bills to censor the internet, spy on users, chill innovation and generally wreak havoc with the web.The Internet Blackout helped kill SOPA/PIPA with nothing more than websites and individuals working together to broadcast messages and actions. The Internet Defense League uses the tactics of the Blackout, but supercharged and ready to take on anything that corrupt congresspeople and big business can throw at us.The Internet Defense League works like this: organizers and members monitor Congress and industry for threats to internet freedom. When there’s a grave threat or unmissable opportunity, people use their websites, Twitter, Facebook or other social network accounts to display action messages about the threat and tools for taking action. When we rise up together, we’ll be impossible to ignore.
With SOPA and PIPA, internet users found a new ability to take a stand together when our rights are at stake. Our powerful protest surprised everyone, especially the congresspeople and lobbyists who wrote the bills. We made them see the internet in a new light, but they still don’t know what we’re really capable of. The next time internet freedom is threatened, we will be able to use the League to come out even stronger than we did last fall.The Internet Defense League can be the strongest network in the fight for internet freedom – but it will only work if large numbers of people get on board. It would be great to have you standing with us.There’s more about future threats, targets, and The League on the site. I hope you’ll join me.
Thank you. More to come on the free web, and our mission with the Internet Defense League.
