Today is #GivingTuesday, a special day when the Internet community gives back by supporting changemakers around the world.
Here at OpenMedia, we’re committed to fighting for the open Internet
Author: Chris Malmo
OpenMedia.ca: #GivingTuesday: Give back to the Internet you love
Today is #GivingTuesday, a special day when the Internet community gives back by supporting changemakers around the world.
Here at OpenMedia, we’re committed to fighting for the open Internet
OpenMedia.ca: We want to hear about what matters to you
Today, we’re asking you to take part in our annual community survey, where we’ll be asking you about the digital rights issues you care most about. OpenMedia is based on shared values of collaborative decision-making, openness, and community-driven positive change. Our best ideas come from our incredible community members. This
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Modern Journalism couldn’t happen without the power to link freely
And here’s just one example to show us the gravity of the situation: read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The Right to Link is at Risk
You’ve probably heard the old description of the Internet as a “series of tubes.” The quotation by U.S. Senator Ted Stevens made for a lot of laughs, but it wasn’t a great description: the Internet you and I browse in the form of the world wide web is better described as a series of
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The Internet is at a turning point and here’s some good news
Hi there, I’m Chris Malmo, a grassroots development coordinator at OpenMedia, and it’s my job to help our community interact and communicate with our team. It’s been a big year for your OpenMedia team, but I’d like to step back and think about the movement we’re a part of and
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Big Telecom releases its army of lobbyists
Important news from Washington, D.C.: OpenMedia has learned that Big Telecom lobbyists are “sweeping the halls of Congress”, intimidating elected representatives into supporting their Internet Slow Lane plan. As our expert contact Marvin Ammori hilariously writes, “It’s the part of the saga when the Jedi are slaughtered, when Walder Frey
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Here’s what happened when I went to Washington
It’s OpenMedia’s Chris Malmo here – I’m just back from Washington D.C., where I represented OpenMedia at last Saturday’s historic StopWatching.Us rally against warrantless spying by the National Security Agency (NSA). Here at OpenMedia we’re proud to be working with over 100 groups as part of the Stop Watching Us
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: That’s amazing
Over 138,000 of you worldwide have spoken out against the TPP’s global threat to Internet freedom. That’s amazing and our voice is getting stronger – but as we gain momentum lobbyists are also ramping up the pressure for Internet censorship rules though closed-door meetings with our government representatives in Peru.
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