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

Veridiana Alimonti veridiana.alimonti at gmail.com
Mon May 11 20:44:01 EDT 2015


Hello Josh,

one more signature:

Coletivo Intervozes (Brazil)

Best!

Veridiana

2015-05-11 17:34 GMT-03:00 Josh Levy <josh at accessnow.org>:

> 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 BrasilBrazilVrijschrift
>> Netherlands
>> 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
>>
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>> *Join the Access team - *we're hiring
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>>
>>
>
>
> --
> *Josh Levy*
> Advocacy Director
> Access | accessnow.org
>
> tel: + 1 917 609 6523 | @levjoy
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>
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