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  Ban Facial Recognition · [email protected]
September 26, 2019 at 10:18 PM

Facial recognition = arrests & deportations at music festivals?

Sign the petition and then contact music festivals: tell them to say NO to facial recognition. John, Imagine you're watching your favorite artist perform and suddenly security grabs you out of the crowd, because a computer algorithm decided you look like a "threat." That is a fu…
  Net Neutrality Defense Team · [email protected]
September 22, 2019 at 2:45 PM

This Democrat BETRAYED net neutrality

Kyrsten Sinema is the ONLY Senate Democrat who isn’t supporting net neutrality. John, There's only one Democrat in the ENTIRE U.S. Congress who doesn't support net neutrality: Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema. Now she's facing a major backlash from her own constituents, who are …
  Net Neutrality Defense Team · [email protected]
September 18, 2019 at 9:47 PM

COMING SOON: The return of net neutrality?

The court decision reinstating net neutrality could come as soon as Friday. John, Does it seem like your Internet is slower lately? It's not your imagination. The repeal of net neutrality gave Big Cable the greenlight to create an Internet slow lane—and they're already taking f…
  Shuo, Fight for the Future · [email protected]
September 15, 2019 at 8:46 PM

We’re sharing our playbook to save the world

Climate change is coming for our Internet. John, When Congress introduced the censorship bill SOPA, we knew it was an existential threat to the free and open Internet. So we mobilized tens of thousands of websites for the largest online protest in human history, flooded lawmake…
  Ayele, Fight for the Future · [email protected]
September 13, 2019 at 3:36 PM

Eyes everywhere: Amazon-police partnerships expand to more cities

There are over 400 Amazon-police surveillance partnerships. These partnerships are spreading like a virus. John, Good news: facing growing backlash from our campaign, Amazon finally caved and released the full list of cities where they have surveillance partnerships with police …
  Evan, Fight for the Future · [email protected]
September 12, 2019 at 3:48 PM

Your face in a database

Facial recognition is the most dangerous form of surveillance ever invented, and it’s spreading like an epidemic. John, Facial recognition is the most dangerous form of surveillance ever invented, and it’s spreading like an epidemic.1 Our basic human rights are at stake. Tell y…
  Evan, Fight for the Future · [email protected]
September 8, 2019 at 3:35 PM

ATTENTION: Your data is being throttled

The court decision reinstating net neutrality could come as soon as Tuesday. John, A new study from a team of Internet data experts proves that Big Cable has been throttling apps and websites “all the time, 24/7” since Ajit Pai’s repeal of net neutrality.1 These are the Interne…
  Net Neutrality Defense Team · [email protected]
August 31, 2019 at 2:32 PM

$80 million to kill net neutrality?!

ISPs spent more in 2018 than any other year. John, Newly released lobbying disclosure data show that Big Cable spent more than eighty million dollars on lobbying in 2018—shattering their previous record. AT&T and Comcast alone spent more than $15 million in 2018 to kill ne…
  Evan, Fight for the Future · [email protected]
August 27, 2019 at 9:02 PM

Tell the presidential candidates: restore net neutrality!

We’re demanding that the 2020 democratic presidential candidates take a stand on net neutrality. John, Last year, ISPs spent more money lobbying than ever before in history.1 They’re pouring campaign contributions into politicians’ pockets, and we can’t trust either party to re…
  Stop Internet Censorship · [email protected]
August 24, 2019 at 2:17 PM

UPDATE: This would kill free speech on the Internet

Leaked documents from the White House show a plan to authorize censorship of political speech on the Internet. John, Last week, a draft copy of an executive order that would authorize government censorship of political speech on the Internet leaked from the Trump administration.…
  Evan, Fight for the Future · [email protected]
August 14, 2019 at 2:47 PM

Executive order to "Censor the Internet"

A drafted executive order would put the government in charge of policing the Internet. Tell the White House: hands off free speech! John, News alert: leaked documents show that the Trump administration is drafting an executive order that puts the FTC and the FCC, headed by its n…
  Internet Defense Team · [email protected]
August 12, 2019 at 3:04 PM

URGENT: This would kill free speech on the Internet

Leaked documents show the White House is planning an executive order to censor the Internet. Hi, I wanted to make sure you saw Evan's important email below. -Sarah John, Donald Trump wants to give Ajit Pai a new job: Internet Censor-in-Chief. Leaked documents show that Presi…
  Internet Defense Team · [email protected]
August 10, 2019 at 7:32 PM

LEAKED: Internet free speech under attack

Leaked documents show the White House is planning an executive order to censor the Internet. John, Donald Trump wants to give Ajit Pai a new job: Internet Censor-in-Chief. Leaked documents show that President Trump is preparing an executive order that will put FCC Chairman Ajit…
  Evan, Fight for the Future · [email protected]
August 8, 2019 at 9:15 PM

Amazon Ring is watching you

Amazon is building a surveillance dragnet, city by city. John, Amazon Ring is building a privately run, for-profit surveillance state—and they’ve recruited police to be their sales team. In exchange, police get the promise of on-demand access to their camera footage. Public rec…
  Net Neutrality Defense Team · [email protected]
August 4, 2019 at 2:09 PM

Susan Collins against net neutrality?

A Koch-funded group is astroturfing Maine on net neutrality. John, Susan Collins is one of the handful of Republicans who have stood up for net neutrality. But now she's wavering, and the Koch brothers and other big corporations are funding a fake grassroots "astroturf" campaig…
  Laila, Fight for the Future · [email protected]
August 2, 2019 at 5:32 PM

Congress should be ashamed

Here’s what the industry and government don’t want you to know. John, By now you’ve probably heard that Capital One lost the sensitive information of over 100 million people in a major data breach, one of the largest breaches ever. But did you know that you can’t sue Capital One…
  Shuo, Fight for the Future · [email protected]
July 26, 2019 at 5:46 PM

CNN: not neutral on net neutrality

Big Cable is silencing any talk about net neutrality. John, Ever wonder why net neutrality never comes up on mainstream cable news channels like CNN and MSNBC? How about this: these two companies are owned by AT&T and Comcast, respectively.1,2 That’s probably why over four …
  Shuo, Fight for the Future · [email protected]
July 24, 2019 at 6:30 PM

That meme you shared? It may soon cost you $15,000.

Have you ever shared a meme that you didn’t make? Or downloaded a photo you saw on social media? John, Have you ever shared a meme that you didn’t make? Or downloaded a photo you saw on social media? If Congress has its way, this could get you slapped with a $15,000 fine by cop…
  Fight for the Future · [email protected]
July 23, 2019 at 3:12 AM

Thanks for signing!

John, Thanks for taking action at BattleForTheNet.com to defend net neutrality. To save the free and open Internet, we need everyone to help spread the word. Will you share? Want to help even more? Chip in to help cover the costs of this campaign…