Team, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

February 22, 2021 at 9:48 PM

Tell Biden to shred copyright restrictions on COVID-19 vaccines

If big pharma has their way, people around the world may not get vaccines until 2024. Sign on to demand better now! John, This is sickening and deadly. Big pharma is holding back essential COVID-19 vaccine efforts, using the copyrights they hold to forbid manufacturing enough va…

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  Lia, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

February 20, 2021 at 5:22 PM

Amazon sucks for going after libraries & public schools

Amazon shouldn't threaten the future for libraries, public schools, and independent booksellers. John, Back in December, we sounded the alarm on Amazon’s aggressive moves against public libraries—as one of the biggest players in the book industry, Amazon has been amassing power …

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  Evan, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

February 11, 2021 at 8:57 PM

Good news

The Federal government has dropped the lawsuit against California's net neutrality law, which removes a major roadblock on the path to restoring net neutrality protections across the country. John, we have some good news about net neutrality! After Ajit Pai and the Federal Commu…

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  Lia, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

February 10, 2021 at 6:18 PM

Creepy online proctoring: speak out today!

Join today’s Twitter day of action to call for major textbook company McGraw-Hill to end their relationship with Proctorio John, Textbook company McGraw-Hill has been under increasing pressure to end their relationship with the creepy and racist e-proctoring company, Proctorio. …

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  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

February 7, 2021 at 5:55 PM

The battle is on!

After a setback, we now have a path forward on net neutrality. But we need to pressure the Administration to make it a priority. John, Wowzers—the net neutrality landscape has been a rollercoaster these last few months. In November and December, we fought hard to keep Simington…

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  Ayele, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

February 6, 2021 at 6:45 PM

Amazon surveillance vans in your neighborhood

Everytime you see an Amazon delivery van, they’re watching you. John, Amazon is turning all of their delivery vehicles into surveillance machines. Sign the petition: stop Amazon’s surveillance fleet. Major outlets report that Amazon is installing artificial intelligence (AI), …

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  Ayele, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

January 29, 2021 at 5:30 PM

Amazon leaks personal info

There’s no telling what someone could do with the sensitive data leaked by Amazon. John, It happened again---for the second time Amazon’s Neighbors app leaked home addresses and users' precise locations. 1 Tell Congress to investigate Amazon’s insecure surveillance network. Th…

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  Evan, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

January 28, 2021 at 6:24 PM

Biden: no Big Tech!

We can’t let Biden appoint Big Tech lobbyists in roles meant to hold Big Tech accountable John, This is bad news: reports are flagging that the Biden/Harris administration has been looking at Silicon Valley executives and lobbyists for key governmental positions.1,2 Companies l…

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  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

January 25, 2021 at 9:35 PM

Act Now: tell Congress don’t infringe on our civil rights

We can’t allow legislators to exploit The Capitol attack to expand government surveillance. John, The attack at The U.S. Capitol earlier this month was horrifying. But some legislators are exploiting the attack to push forward policies to expand government surveillance.1 We nee…

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  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

January 20, 2021 at 9:15 PM

@AjitPaiFCC does not exist

John—We love to see it: Ajit Pai has officially left the FCC building! We’re ready to move forward to get a champ appointed to the FCC, win back net neutrality, and ensure everyone has access to an affordable, open Internet. Plus we'll be working to undo all the other terribl…

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  Evan, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

January 19, 2021 at 9:50 PM

misguided

We’re gearing up to fight back against any attempts to exploit this crisis to take away our rights. John, I’ll be super brief. These are challenging and frightening times. I hope you’re holding up okay. We’ve been focused on the debate around how to respond to the horrific atta…

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  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

January 14, 2021 at 9:46 PM

Bye bye, Ajit Pai

With everything going on, we don’t want to forget to celebrate some good news. John, Hey, everything is scary and bad right now, so we have to find little glimmers of hope and acknowledge when good things happen (maybe especially in moments like this). So I’m writing to share s…

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  Evan, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

January 11, 2021 at 7:19 PM

You can’t stop fascism with authoritarianism

The events at the U.S. Capitol last week have brought issues of government surveillance and the power and responsibility of Big Tech to the forefront of our national conversation. John, The events at the U.S. Capitol last week have brought issues of government surveillance and t…

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  Sarah, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

December 31, 2020 at 3:29 PM

Text chain

This isn’t the text I wanted to get this morning... John, Okay, I’ll be honest, this isn’t the message I want to be getting from our Chief Financial Officer today: We really need to hit this fundraising goal. We are a small organization, with a budget much smaller than other …

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  Caitlin, ❤️Fight for the Future · [email protected]

December 30, 2020 at 5:51 PM

This one is really short

This is the shortest email we’ve sent all year John, Before we say goodbye (and good riddance?) to 2020, make sure you chip in to Fight for the Future to help us reach our year-end fundraising goal so we can dive right into 2021. We’re ready to take on Amazon, Facebook, Apple, G…

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  Evan, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

December 26, 2020 at 5:09 PM

Kind of long

This email is kind of long, but I hope you’ll read the whole thing. John, Wow. What a dumpster fire of a year! I kind of can’t believe we made it through. I hope you and your loved ones are holding up okay. This email is kind of long, but I hope you’ll read the whole thing. I’m…

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  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

December 24, 2020 at 4:00 PM

Need a password manager or VPN?

We wanted to share these other ways you can support our work and get something for yourself! John, I’m sure you’re getting a lot of emails asking for donations this time of year (including a few from us). We know not everyone is able to donate every time we ask, and that’s total…

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  Sarah, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

December 23, 2020 at 6:04 PM

Not for everyone

The ask in this email is not meant for everyone on our list. Hi John, I want to say right off the bat that the ask in this email is not meant for everyone on our list. We’re looking to reach the people who are in a position to make a (more) significant donation to Fight for the…

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  Lia, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

December 22, 2020 at 9:35 PM

Amazon denies libraries 40,000+ audiobooks

Stand up for the future of public libraries and their right to lend accessible books the same as any other book. John, Amazon is at it again. This time, they are blocking public libraries from buying and lending over 40,000 audiobooks.1 Sign the petition now to demand that they…

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  Evan, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

December 21, 2020 at 9:02 PM

Congress is messing with copyright

Controversial changes to copyright law that threaten Internet users ARE INCLUDED in the final text of the must-pass spending package Congress is voting on today. John, We just got word that the controversial changes to copyright law that threaten Internet users with huge fines A…

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  ❤️Fight · [email protected]

December 19, 2020 at 4:47 PM

2020

We’ve made a lot of progress together in 2020. Hi John, Thanks to you, and despite the challenges and sadness many of us have faced this year, we’ve made a lot of progress in 2020. From getting Zoom to provide end-to-end encryption for all users, to getting a ban on facial reco…

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  Lia, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

December 17, 2020 at 6:11 PM

Invasive surveillance required for HOMEWORK?

Proctorio and textbook publishers want to require students to film themselves doing homework so they can make more money. John, During the pandemic, college students have been subjected to a horrific amount of surveillance in test-taking. Now, Proctorio and textbook company McGr…

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  Evan, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

December 16, 2020 at 8:26 PM

Remember SOPA?

Lawmakers in Washington, DC are attempting to ram through controversial changes to copyright law as part of a must-pass budget bill that will be voted on this week. John, Lawmakers in Washington, DC are attempting to ram through controversial changes to copyright law as part of …

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  Dayton · [email protected]

December 11, 2020 at 11:06 PM

Keep America online during COVID-19

Tell Congress that Internet access must be an essential part of pandemic relief John Right now, Congress has the ability to pass a bill that will provide a temporary $50/month to families all across America who are struggling to afford Internet access during the COVID-19 pandemi…

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  Evan, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

December 10, 2020 at 7:53 PM

A new, terrible copyright law threatens free speech on the Internet

Sign the petition to stop Congress from adding dangerous new copyright laws to a must-pass spending bill John, URGENT NEWS: Congress is attempting to ram through dangerous SOPA-like copyright provisions that would threaten online streamers with jail time as part of a must-pass g…

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  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

December 9, 2020 at 8:14 PM

A Big Tech cabinet?

Make sure Biden’s appointments will fight for you and not prop up corporations. John, The incoming Biden/Harris administration is starting to fill cabinet positions, and rumors are flying about who is being considered for key roles that affect Internet freedom, privacy, and basi…

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  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

December 8, 2020 at 10:23 PM

Senate confirms worst FCC nominee ever

In an unprecedented vote, the Senate just confirmed Trump’s FCC nominee. John, BREAKING: The Senate just voted to appoint Trump’s FCC nominee who is even worse than Ajit Pai. Simington is unqualified, anti-net neutrality, pro-censorship, and backed by Big Telecom.1 And now we’ve…

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  Parents of Fight for the Future · [email protected]

December 7, 2020 at 9:04 PM

Which family brands use manipulative advertising?

Call for a boycott of YouTube's manipulation machine—check out our scorecard and sign the petition! John, Many of us at Fight for the Future are parents of young kids. As YouTube continues to be in the news1 for harming kids, we’ve been wondering whether the family brands we use…

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  The Fight❤️ Team · [email protected]

December 4, 2020 at 6:43 PM

New merch drop

If you are looking for gifts, check out the Fight for the Future store. John, We know that this time of year you’re probably getting a ton of marketing emails about holiday shopping. And we know that a lot of people who support Fight for the Future are not here for consumerism a…

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  Ayele, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

December 3, 2020 at 8:12 PM

Amazon’s worker surveillance increases injuries

The extremes of Amazon's worker surveillance result in skyrocketing workplace injuries. John, We’re gaining traction—this week Senators Warren and Markey released a letter to Amazon inquiring about the high workplace injury rate boosted by the tech giant’s productivity surveilla…

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  Evan, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

December 2, 2020 at 8:34 PM

Trump’s FCC nominee approved

BREAKING NEWS: Nathan Simington, the totally unqualified, telecom lawyer nominee for the FCC was just voted out of committee John, BREAKING NEWS: Nathan Simington, the totally unqualified, telecom lawyer nominated for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was just voted ou…

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  Terri, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

December 1, 2020 at 4:36 PM

the books

I mostly work in the background making sure our team of campaigners, policy experts, and technologists have the resources they need to fight important battles like restoring net neutrality, fighting Amazon’s surveillance empire, and defending online free Hi John, It’s Terri fro…

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  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

November 30, 2020 at 4:20 PM

Quick call to save the FCC

We need to act quickly to block Nathan Simington from the FCC. John—On Wednesday, the Senate is scheduled to consider Nathan Simington, a corporate-backed telecom lawyer who wants to turn the FCC into the online speech police, for a spot on the FCC. This appointment would make it…

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  Lia, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

November 28, 2020 at 5:17 PM

Amazon is going after libraries. We will fight back.

Amazon is refusing to sell books to libraries just to maximize their profits. John, Did you know that Amazon is the biggest player in the book industry? It sells the most books, owns Kindle, Audible, and Goodreads, and is even a major publisher. And now Amazon is refusing to se…

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  Lia, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

November 27, 2020 at 7:49 PM

Defend academic freedom—reject academic spyware!

Sign the petition to tell universities that parasitic spyware that tracks the biometric and browsing data of students and researchers is a horrible idea. John, Universities are under pressure from large academic publishing corporations to install invasive spyware. This spyware w…

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  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

November 25, 2020 at 4:25 PM

Gearing Up

We’re planning for the coming year and some urgent fights. John, Our team is planning for the coming year. The truth is we have a lot of opportunities to push forward policies that protect against surveillance and will make the Internet more accessible to everyone; and we are al…

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  Evan, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

November 21, 2020 at 6:46 PM

BREAKING: attack on free speech online

Breaking: the Trump administration is attempting to ram through a full repeal of Internet free speech laws as part of the must-pass NDAA bill John, Breaking: the Trump administration is attempting to ram through a full repeal of Internet free speech laws as part of the must-pass…

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  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

November 20, 2020 at 2:44 PM

Quick call: block this terrible nominee

We need to act quickly to block Nathan Simington from the FCC. John, The Senate is considering a nominee to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) who is even worse than Ajit Pai, and if we don’t act fast he might be confirmed.1 Call key Senators right now and tell them to…

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  Ayele, Fight For the Future · [email protected]

November 16, 2020 at 4:33 PM

Stop Cops Real-Time Surveillance Program

Red Alert! Cops are live streaming video from Amazon doorbell cameras. John, The worst case scenario is happening—cops have real-time access to video from Amazon Ring cameras. 1 Sign the petition to shut this program down now. Police in Jackson, Mississippi have started a 45 d…

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  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

November 14, 2020 at 3:47 PM

Let’s get to work on net neutrality

This isn’t a slam dunk, but with a Biden administration we’ve got a plan to win back net neutrality. John, Now that we know there will be an administration change in January, we need to jump into action to win back net neutrality. Can you make an urgent donation right now to ou…

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  Evan, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

November 10, 2020 at 10:35 PM

This FCC nominee is bad news

The Senate just held a confirmation hearing for an FCC commissioner who is EVEN WORSE THAN AJIT PAI. John, The Senate just held a confirmation hearing for an FCC commissioner who is EVEN WORSE THAN AJIT PAI.1 Yes, you read that right. In spite of the election results, the Senat…

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  Fight for the Future · [email protected]

November 7, 2020 at 7:47 PM

Our plan

Now that we know the results of the election, here’s our plan. John, After days of patiently waiting for votes to be counted, we've got some results and the election cycle is coming to a close We promised you that, no matter the outcome, we would keep fighting to defend your rig…

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  Evan, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

November 5, 2020 at 5:45 PM

Lindsey Graham

Lindsey Graham, one of the worst enemies of Internet freedom in the Senate, just won his re-election. John, This is awful. There are still lots of unknowns in this election and votes to be counted, but one thing we do know is Lindsey Graham, one of the worst enemies of Internet …

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  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

November 4, 2020 at 7:04 PM

New Tool: Call to count all the votes

Join thousands in calling for decision makers in states like Nevada and Pennsylvania to count every vote. John, While we’re waiting for election results, remember: because of the pandemic and the high number of people voting by mail, it’s long been expected that counting all the …

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  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

October 28, 2020 at 6:22 PM

Election results

We likely won’t know the results of the presidential election next Tuesday. That’s okay. John, With just days to go before the election, it feels important to note that election night will be different this year. We likely won’t know who has won the presidency on Tuesday night. …

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  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

October 27, 2020 at 9:48 PM

Google, Facebook, Apple, and Amazon

These companies are spending millions lobbying Congress. We need to fight back. John Big Tech is spending unprecedented amounts on lobbying this year to stop Congressional efforts to hold them accountable.1 Just in the third quarter: Google spent more than $1.9 million in lo…

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  Shuo, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

October 26, 2020 at 4:00 PM

Make sure everyone in your community can vote

Light up your corner of the Internet to save democracy. John, We’re 9 days out from the election, and we just came up with an idea that could be a game changer for getting out the vote. Here’s the plan: The most influential people in a community aren't mega celebrities who have…

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  Evan, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

October 24, 2020 at 3:35 PM

This is a disaster

the longtime telecom lawyer who literally authored the “Censor the Internet” executive order we’ve been fighting, has been nominated to join the Federal Communications Commission. John, This is a disaster. Nathan Simington, the longtime telecom lawyer who literally authored the …

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  Shuo, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

October 22, 2020 at 7:38 PM

You can help save democracy online

We’re keeping track of who is — and isn’t — encouraging others to vote John, Many of the top 100 people with the largest followings on Twitter are using social media to help get out the vote. But others are staying shamefully silent. Click here to see who’s doing their part to …

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  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

October 21, 2020 at 4:26 PM

Help spread democracy via the Internet

Here’s how we’re using the power of the Internet to encourage voting. John, I’m going to keep this short since you’re probably getting these kinds of emails from a lot of groups: Can you make a donation right now to supercharge our voter outreach in the last two weeks before ele…

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