[bestbits] Final letter to Zuckerberg re: Internet.org

[Josh Levy]

Apologies - letter attached.

On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 4:29 PM, Josh Levy <josh at accessnow.org> wrote:

> Hi all - we've had some great input from a number of people over the last
> few days, and we've incorporated it all into (yet another) draft of our
> open letter to Mark Zuckerberg on zero rating, attached.
>
> As you'll see, the substance is mostly unchanged. Here's what we did:
>
>    - Moved some text around to make it flow better
>    - Added some language about "equality of opportunity" the problems of
>    a two-tiered Internet
>    - Fixed a few typos and problems of clarity
>
> We'd like folks to consider this current text as *final *minus any
> glaring problems. To allow for more groups to sign (including many in
> India, who are just now seeing the final text)
> *we're now closing this up tomorrow (Tuesday) at COB EST. *
>
> *Please review the letter and let me know if you can sign*. If your
> organization has already signed and is uncomfortable with any changes,
> please let me know.
>
> Once this is live, I encourage you to publicize it through social media
> and by blog, and to articulate your reason for getting behind the language
> - which will also give you an opportunity to voice criticisms not included
> in the letter.
>
> Current list of signers below:
> AccessGlobalPopular ResistanceUSRootsAction.org
> <https://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2FRootsAction.org>USFuture of
> Music CoalitionUSOpenMediaCanadaThe Media ConsortiumUSSamuelson-Glushko
> Canadian Internet Policy & Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC)CanadaBits of
> FreedomNetherlandsInitiative für NetzfreiheitAustriaIT-Pol DenmarkDenmarkEuropean
> Digital Rights (EDRi)EUColorofChange.org
> <https://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2FColorofChange.org>USxnetSpain
> The Heliopolis InstituteEgyptZimbabwe Human Rights NGO ForumZimbabweDigital
> Rights Foundation PakistanKorean Progressive Network JinbonetSouth Korea
> Movimento MegaBrazilInstituto Bem Estar BrasilBrazilVrijschriftNetherlands
> Instituto Beta para Internet e Democracia - IBIDEMBrazilThe Agency League
> of MusiciansUSDigitale GesellschaftGermanyIntegrating Livelihoods through
> Communication Information Technology for AfricaUgandaProtege Qv CameroonFundacion
> KarismaColombia
>
>
> --
> *Josh Levy*
> Advocacy Director
> Access | accessnow.org
>
> tel: + 1 917 609 6523 | @levjoy
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>
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>
>


-- 
*Josh Levy*
Advocacy Director
Access | accessnow.org

tel: + 1 917 609 6523 | @levjoy
PGP: 0x84C9F275
Fingerprint: B56A D510 3142 2364 69C7 3961 A0A3 67A5 84C9 F275

*Join the Access team - *we're hiring <https://www.accessnow.org/about/jobs>!
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