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<font face="Arial">I tried to find more information on
accessnow.org, and did not find much background or history outside
of their own site. Does anyone have information or links to
reviews or more information about this organization?</font> Even
Web of Trust (WOT) says 'not enough ratings for this site' about
their site. This is not negative... but I would like to read more
about them.<br>
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Thanks, Ginger<br>
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On 1/27/2011 4:16 PM, Ian Peter wrote:
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<pre wrap="">While realising that the long term answer lies in governance, in the short
term people might like to support the petition suggested below.
And perhaps somewhere in our strategies the idea of advocating terms of
service as a tool for protection of users might be a good inclusion!
Ian Peter
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Dear Friends,
Events in Egypt and Tunisia, and Amazon's takedown of Wikileaks, have shown
that our right to information online is fundamentally at risk. Increasingly,
internet companies on both sides of the firewall are unilaterally removing the
online information that they host, and right now, nothing can stop them.
That includes the websites we get our information from, the videos we watch,
and the social networking pages that channel news directly to us from around
the world. This free exchange of information is in danger not just in
countries like Tunisia and Egypt (where Twitter has just been blocked), but as
the Wikileaks experience has shown us, in front of the firewall as well.
Each year thousands of webpages are taken offline, yet few receive legal
review or appeal, and only a handful, like Wikileaks, receive media attention.
In the international information arms race, authoritarian governments are
redoubling efforts to close down open communication channels. Sign this
petition, urging internet companies like Amazon, Facebook, Twitter, and Google
to respond with a firm commitment to preserve the free flow of information:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.accessnow.org/freedom-of-speech-for-all">https://www.accessnow.org/freedom-of-speech-for-all</a>
Most online content is hosted on corporate-owned servers, which have
unregulated control over what information we see and read. Following Amazon's
decision to delete Wikileaks from its servers, internet companies are now
reviewing which sites they host and tightening their acceptable use policies.
We may not be able to influence authoritarian states, but there are many ways
that webhosts (often referred to as internet service providers (ISPs) and
online service providers (OSPs)) can respect our rights in their Terms of
Service, but they're not going to change their ways unless there's a global
public outcry urging them to do so. Take action now by signing this petition:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.accessnow.org/freedom-of-speech-for-all">https://www.accessnow.org/freedom-of-speech-for-all</a>
The Tunisian government blocked YouTube, Vimeo, and Dailymotion but protestors
were still able to use Facebook and Twitter to organize and spread information
about the grassroots movement for democracy. The Egyptian government has just
blocked Twitter while thousands of protestors are on the streets demonstrating
for democracy and reform.
We can help keep the internet open and support freedom movements around the
world, but only if we stand together as users and demand our right to
information. Join us by signing this petition, and we'll deliver it to the
largest internet companies:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.accessnow.org/freedom-of-speech-for-all">https://www.accessnow.org/freedom-of-speech-for-all</a>
In 2010, we fought against the sale of surveillance technologies to repressive
regimes; called upon the top 100 most trafficked websites to protect our
security by implementing HTTPS by default; and supported technologies that
allow activists to securely connect to the internet. Now, let's take the fight
for digital freedom to the online service providers who singlehandedly control
what can be said on the internet. Sign here:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.accessnow.org/freedom-of-speech-for-all">https://www.accessnow.org/freedom-of-speech-for-all</a>
With hope,
The Access Team
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