Dear Friends:
The Internet strikes again! The press is taking note of the work we've done to put CISPA supporters on the hot seat.
From WebProNews:
After Demand Progress took Facebook to task over the service’s support of CISPA, through the use of of an online petition, the social media king offered a response to quell the masses.
According to their email updates, Demand Progress’ petition has reached almost 200,000 signatures, enough to get the attention of Mark Zuckerberg and the rest of his inner circle.
There are three easy ways to help us continue this fight:
If you can't donate, you can help us put more pressure on Facebook and Congress by letting your friends know about our campaigns:
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FireDogLake notes that we've put enough pressure on lawmakers that the White House has started openly criticizing CISPA:
This follows the pattern of the SOPA/PIPA debate. Everyone supported it until Internet freedom activists raised awareness. Then the White House drew some lines in the sand against it. And eventually, the bills died.
The civil liberties and privacy coalition emerging against CISPA may need some additional players from the tech community to really put a nail in this thing, but the progress so far is encouraging.
There are three easy ways to help us continue this fight:
If you can't donate, you can help us put more pressure on Facebook and Congress by letting your friends know about our campaigns:
Thanks for standing with us -- our work together is turning the tide.
-Demand Progress
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