Terri at Fight · [email protected]

October 13, 2022 at 4:03 PM

Home Surveillance is Spooky

Support campaigns to rein in creepy tech. Hi John, Wirecutter recently published a piece that promotes using home surveillance tech to monitor trick-or-treaters or scare your kids for Halloween amusement.[1] Surveillance is spooky, and it shouldn’t be normalized by calling it “j…

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  Ese, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

October 7, 2022 at 11:22 PM

⏳ Time’s running out: send a comment to the FTC now

Help the FTC make a new rule & stop corporate surveillance.   John, If you haven’t heard yet, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) began a rulemaking process in August that could change how Facebook, Google and other tech companies collect, use and share…

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  Terri at Fight via ActionNetwork.org · [email protected]

October 4, 2022 at 5:23 PM

There’s still hope for Net Neutrality

Everyone deserves equitable and affordable internet access. Hi John, Congress still hasn’t confirmed net neutrality champ Gigi Sohn to the FCC! And that confirmation has been the key hope to reinstate net neutrality after Trump’s former FCC head, Ajit Pai, gutted the rules that…

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  Lia, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

September 29, 2022 at 2:29 PM

Neil Gaiman, Alok Menon, & more are speaking up for libraries

From Daniel Ellsberg to Medea Benjamin, Chuck Wendig to Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson, authors are speaking up for libraries' digital rights! John— This is a really cool day at ❤️Fight. We’ve been quietly working for months, organizing authors to speak out for librari…

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  Ese, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

September 21, 2022 at 6:51 PM

Join ❤️Fight and the ACLU in saying No Spy Cash!!

This isn’t about crypto. The US government might make its own digital cash—and if they do it must be free of surveillance backdoors!   Hi John At the order of President Biden,1 the US government is considering the creation of its own digital dollar, and it…

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  Ayele, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

September 16, 2022 at 12:30 PM

Ring isn’t family-friendly

Red Alert! New reality tv series uses Ring surveillance footage. John, Setting a dangerous precedent in normalizing surveillance, Amazon-owned MGM Studios is putting together a new reality tv show. This show is all about airing footage from people’s Ring cameras for entertainmen…

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  Ese, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

September 12, 2022 at 11:42 PM

The time to fight against corporate surveillance is NOW

The FTC has launched rulemaking to stop corporate surveillance. Send your comments now. Hi John, The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced [1] that it is launching a rulemaking process to address commercial surveillance and data security issues. Groups like ❤️Fight h…

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  Sarah at Fight · [email protected]

September 9, 2022 at 6:31 PM

We’re not quite there yet. Can you help?

Last call on our summer fundraising drive—will you join us as a sustaining donor?   Hi John, We’re nearing the end of our summer sustaining donor drive. We'll come right out and say it: we haven't quite reached our goal. So we’d like to make one more requ…

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  Terri at Fight · [email protected]

September 6, 2022 at 8:10 PM

If this isn’t a clue that we’re doing the right thing...

You support the fight for human (digital) rights! Our end-of-summer-10th-anniversary sustaining donor drive is here.   Join us at $25 a month and you’ll receive our special edition 10th anniversary “We Can Stop Giants” T-Shirt→ Hi John, BREAKING: Big Te…

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  The Team at Fight · [email protected]

August 30, 2022 at 3:55 PM

*You* make a difference to Fight ❤️

Join us at $25 a month and you’ll receive our special edition 10th anniversary “We Can Stop Giants” T-Shirt→   Join us at $25 a month and you’ll receive our special edition 10th anniversary “We Can Stop Giants” T-Shirt→ Hi John, We’re about halfway throu…

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  Anna at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

August 29, 2022 at 5:27 PM

Free speech keeps people safe

States are trying to censor abortion information. Help us fight these overbroad attacks on free speech John, Anti-abortion extremists want to dismantle online free speech. So today, we’re launching a campaign to stop their censorship offensive in its tracks. Act now: stop anti-…

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  Evan & Sarah · [email protected]

August 27, 2022 at 8:44 PM

We need your help

Can you help us get to 1,000 members? Become a Fight sustaining donor and/or forward this to your friends who care about human rights-centered tech.   Join us at $25 a month and you’ll receive our special edition 10th anniversary “We Can Stop Giants” T-Shirt→ …

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  Terri at Fight · [email protected]

August 25, 2022 at 6:31 PM

Become a Fight Sustaining Donor

You support the fight for human (digital) rights! Our end-of-summer-10th-anniversary sustaining donor drive is here.   Join us at $25 a month and you’ll receive our special edition 10th anniversary “We Can Stop Giants” T-Shirt→ Hi John, Earlier this year, …

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  Leila, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

August 24, 2022 at 4:01 PM

Tell PayPal: Stop discriminating against Palestinians

Over 20,000 people have signed a petition demanding PayPal stop discriminating against Palestinians. Add your name now. John, PayPal, one of most popular money transfer services in the world, is shamelessly discriminating against Palestinians living in the West Bank, Gaza, and …

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  Anna at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

August 18, 2022 at 9:35 PM

Help fight student censorship in Florida

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is demanding students and staff take a “viewpoint diversity” survey. Tell Florida to repeal this invasive law John, It's back to school season, and it's time to face student censorship head-on. In 2021, Governor DeSantis signed a bill requiring all …

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  Terri at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

August 3, 2022 at 8:07 PM

Are you in to reinstate net neutrality?

Let’s restore net neutrality! Here’s the latest. John, There’s good news and there’s bad news. We’ll start with the bad news. Nearly two years into the Biden administration, Gigi Sohn still hasn’t been confirmed to the FCC. In 2017, Trump’s head of the FCC, former Verizon law…

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  Evan, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

July 19, 2022 at 1:00 PM

GOOD NEWS on net neutrality

BREAKING: The Washington Post reports that net neutrality champions in the House and Senate are preparing to introduce a bill to overturn Ajit Pai’s disastrous repeal of Title II. [1] Now that the news is out, it’s only a matter of hours before the telecom lobby swarms Washingto…

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  Leila, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

July 1, 2022 at 1:57 PM

Google is fueling abortion criminalization

We can’t let Google trade abortion seekers’ safety for profit. Sign the letter demanding the company stop data-fueling abortion criminalization. John, Following the Supreme Court’s decision on Roe, our work to hold tech companies accountable for their complicity in human rights…

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  Lia, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

June 27, 2022 at 9:00 PM

Join our event tomorrow on how we might regulate web3?

Amnesty International and Fight for the Future are hosting a conversation on regulation and web3. Join us! John, Our next web3 x human rights salon is coming up tomorrow, Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at 10am PT/1pm ET. This salon brings together a stellar line up discussing how we mig…

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  Leila at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

June 21, 2022 at 6:21 PM

Happy Summer — let’s take down Big Tech

We're making waves. Tweet at Congress to help us rein in Big Tech. Happy Summer John! Summer is officially here! We're going to get our puns out quickly: Celebrate by helping us rein in Big Tech so that we can surf the web without monopolies controlling the waves. 🌊🌊🌊 The cloc…

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  Rein in Big Tech · [email protected]

June 18, 2022 at 5:35 PM

The longer they wait...

We can’t let this opportunity to rein in Big Tech slip away from us. John, I’ll be quick. Lawmakers are dragging their feet to vote on bills that would rein in Big Tech. The longer they wait, the more time (and $$$, $36 million+) Amazon, Facebook, Google, Apple and their lobb…

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  Rein in Big Tech · [email protected]

June 15, 2022 at 6:30 PM

You can stop them!

#antitrustsummer is on. Don’t let Big Tech and lawmakers ruin it. John, Believe it or not, summer’s officially upon us in just a few days. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer promised he’d put antitrust legislation to a vote in June. [1] But there’s still no date. Why not? We …

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  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

June 13, 2022 at 4:06 PM

WATCH: John Oliver calls out Big Tech monopolies

John, Last night, John Oliver spotlighted the fight to pass Big Tech antitrust legislation on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. You can watch the segment and take action here John lays out the stakes and shows why it’s CRITICAL we get this done now: “There are two bills be…

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  Evan at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

June 9, 2022 at 8:09 PM

We're going all in on antitrust

No hyperbole: this is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to regulate Big Tech. Help us disrupt their lobbyist machine. John, In the next two weeks, we have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to rein in Big Tech and mend our democracy. Congress is planning to vote on a major antitrust package…

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  Terri at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

June 8, 2022 at 8:17 PM

Once in a lifetime opportunity to rein in Big Tech. Let’s make this happen.

The chance to curb Big Tech is HERE. We have to act now. John, Please take a moment to read this short email. To say there is a lot going on in the world is the understatement of the century, but right now Congress is considering two bills that could stop the worst abuses of Bi…

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  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

June 7, 2022 at 3:39 PM

These Senators say Big Tech is more important than you

A small faction of Senate Democrats may be betraying you for Big Tech. John, A small faction of Senate Democrats may be betraying you for Big Tech.1 As groundbreaking antitrust legislation moves forward, a group of Senators are trying to keep the bills from getting a vote. They…

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  Terri, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

June 4, 2022 at 3:18 PM

⚠️ $22 to match their $22 million

A Big Tech lobbying group is spending $22 million on ads to convince you antitrust action is bad. John Last week, the Computer & Communications Industry Association, a corporate Big Tech lobbying group, dropped $22 million on ads to oppose modest antitrust legislation aimed a…

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  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

June 3, 2022 at 7:06 PM

Why does Schumer hate net neutrality?

⌛Time is running out to win back net neutrality. John, At this very moment, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is in a 2-2 deadlock. There's no reason for this. We have a highly qualified nominee, but Senator Schumer hasn't brought her confirmation for a vote. We can’t…

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  Lia, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

May 25, 2022 at 8:22 PM

Free event tomorrow: Privacy in the next gen internet

Amnesty International and Fight for the Future are hosting a conversation on privacy in the next generation of the Internet. Join us! John, Our next web3 x human rights salon is coming up tomorrow, Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 10am PT/1pm ET. This salon brings together representati…

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  Terri at Fight · [email protected]

May 9, 2022 at 4:01 PM

IYKYK: Nomi’s great escape, Whatever It Takes, and Fight flags

Last chance for the ❤️ Fight auction Hi John, Only one day left to bid on Nomi’s bike from Sense8, Tom Morello’s signed book, or commemorative Fight for the Future flags. Current bids are at $100 to $1,100—can you add another $50 to these for digital rights? Your winning bid dir…

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  Terri at Fight · [email protected]

May 3, 2022 at 8:07 PM

Auction for digital rights, new merch, and a #win

10th Anniversary Updates @ ❤️ Fight Hi John, We know there's a lot going on these days and the news isn't always good. But a few updates in the last couple weeks have kept us upbeat heading into May. We hope they bring you a little hope or joy too.   Auction for Fight for the Fu…

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  Evan at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

April 27, 2022 at 2:42 PM

My thoughts on Musk

Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase shows that it’s way past time for strong antitrust laws. John, By now, you’ve probably heard that billionaire Elon Musk has purchased Twitter. There are many voices on all sides of this story, and one common refrain on Twitter is “if you don’t like i…

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  Lia at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

April 25, 2022 at 3:12 PM

Time’s running out to block this awful copyright bill

Our push against online censorship filters is gaining major steam, and we’re delivering our petition TODAY. Can you help us get the message out? Hiya John, Today’s the day! Congress just got back from Easter recess and we’re going to overwhelm their desks with opposition to the …

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  Lia, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

April 20, 2022 at 8:52 PM

Free Event Invite: Anti-colonial perspectives in building the next gen internet

Amnesty International and Fight for the Future are hosting a conversation on how to equitably collaborate with traditionally marginalized communities. Join us! John, Our next web3 x human rights salon is coming up on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at 11am PT / 2pm ET. This salon, prese…

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  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

April 19, 2022 at 7:32 PM

Stop the use of AI for emotion tracking

Zoom is testing AI software that claims to track and analyze emotions. Mining users for emotional data points is not a good move for a responsible business. Hi John, Last week, a piece in Protocol broke the news that Zoom is testing AI software that claims to analyze people’s em…

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  Lia at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

April 8, 2022 at 7:27 PM

Petition: no mass automated censorship online

Hollywood lobbyists want robot censors to trawl the entire Internet, stifling fair use and free speech. Let’s give them a wake up call! John, Every day, giant media corporations fight to expand online copyright and limit what we say and do online. Now they’ve upped the ante with…

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  Evan, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

April 7, 2022 at 9:04 PM

We could win on antitrust

BIg Tech giants like Amazon, Google, and Facebook are spending money hand over fist lobbying against common sense antitrust laws. John, Big Tech giants like Amazon, Google, and Facebook are spending money hand over fist lobbying against common sense antitrust laws.1 But incredi…

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  Sarah, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

April 6, 2022 at 9:09 PM

Iconic artists come together to raise money for ❤️Fight

John, ❤️Fight knows that art plays a critical role in change, and many of our biggest wins over the past decade were won in collaboration with creators. Today, we are excited to announce an auction of items that were donated to by two friends of the organization to raise money f…

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  Evan, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

April 4, 2022 at 1:42 PM

Congress is finally going after Big Tech

John, Big Tech monopolies harm people everyday, but so far these companies have crushed every attempt to stop them. Now, we have a chance to take back control: Tell Congress to support the Big Tech antitrust bills. TAKE ACTION Tech monopolies like Facebook, Google, Apple, and …

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  Evan, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

April 2, 2022 at 6:36 PM

Amazon and Google funding fake grassroots group

John, BREAKING: Amazon and Google were just caught red handed funding a shady astroturf operation to fake opposition to bipartisan antitrust legislation that would finally rein in Big Tech.1,2 We’re organizing an *actually grassroots* day of action on Monday with other human ri…

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  The Team at Fight❤️ · [email protected]

March 31, 2022 at 5:45 PM

Google & Amazon did what?!?!?!

John, Bombshell new reports show that Google and Amazon have been funding a fake “grassroots” effort to oppose antitrust regulations that would rein in Big Tech companies.1 As these companies try to block legislation that would give control back to regular Internet users, we’re…

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  Joe at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

March 30, 2022 at 3:33 PM

End Apple’s App Store Monopoly

John, Apple’s App Store isn’t just a storefront. It is a chokepoint that oppressive1 governments2 around the world3 wield to control the Internet. For over a decade, Apple has forced its iPhone users to install software exclusively through its iOS app store. This has allowed Ap…

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  Lia, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

March 29, 2022 at 5:03 PM

web3 and human rights with amnesty and fight - join us Thursday!

Amnesty International and Fight for the Future are asking "what should we build?" as we explore the implications of emerging web3 technologies for human rights. Join us! John, we're back at it again, talking about emerging web3 tech and human rights! The RSVP link is now live fo…

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  Anna, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

March 23, 2022 at 10:00 PM

ACTION: Block the “smart wall” at the border

Biden has signed off on millions for border police drones. We must push back before he requests even more surveillance funding. Petition Congress now! John, Imagine a tracking bracelet locked to your ankle, and your face, eyes, and fingerprints scanned and stored, just for cross…

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  Evan, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

March 19, 2022 at 4:01 PM

Marsha Blackburn will be mad

Marsha Blackburn doesn’t want you to donate to us. John, Honestly, I have to wear this as a badge of honor. Marsha Blackburn—a US Senator who objectively has one of the absolute worst records when it comes to tech policy and human rights issues—has been actively attacking Fight…

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  Sarah at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

March 15, 2022 at 11:17 PM

It’s our birthday—but we’re not just celebrating

John, 2022 is a landmark year for Fight for the Future. Visit our new homepage and watch our 10th Anniversary mini-documentary to see where we came from, where we are, and where we're headed. Ten years ago, ❤️ Fight was born in a moment of crisis for the Internet. Two censorshi…

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  Leila, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

March 11, 2022 at 5:30 PM

We shut down palm scanning at Red Rocks

Following a months-long pressure campaign led by hundreds of artists and activists, Red Rocks is ditching Amazon palm scanning for event entry. John, Amidst the heaviness and heartbreak of this time, we wanted to share a small ray of light in the ongoing fight against surveillan…

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  Lia at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

March 8, 2022 at 7:26 PM

Action against vaccine copyright in your city

On Friday, March 11, join our friends & speak up against Big Pharma. People over profit! Dear John, Friday, March 11 is the third anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, and billions of people still don’t have access to vaccines and treatments. Big Pharma companies like Moder…

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  Evan at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

March 3, 2022 at 6:25 PM

Before the EARN IT Act, there was this...

Lives are on the line because of Section 230 rollbacks. Help us show Congress their real impact. John, Remember SESTA/FOSTA? Even if not, you’ve probably lived its consequences. It’s the bill that pushed social media platforms to wage war on all “adult content.”1 It reshaped the…

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  Lia, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

February 25, 2022 at 8:27 PM

This faulty bill would break your links... and the Internet

This bill is a lobbyist favorite, and it’s awful for just about everyone except big monopolies. Tell Congress: linking shouldn’t be a copyright violation. John, The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act1 is an overreaching, misguided bill that’s on the fast track to passa…

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