This email is your last chance to support our work at this crucial time. We are so close to hitting our goal of $30,000 for matching funds from indie ISPs Distributel and Teksavvy, but we won’t get there without your help. Please join us as an Ally now before our
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OpenMedia.ca: We’re working for you
With your support we’ve been able to share your cell phone horror stories with decision-makers at the CRTC, bring your messages directly to officials behind the TPP, and continue in amplifying Canadian voices on an international level. Cory Doctorow, co-editor of Boing Boing and digital rights activist, had this to
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: What I told those behind the biggest threat to Internet freedom: The Trans-Pacific Partnership
Thanks to all of you who have joined us at OpenMedia in our campaigns, last Friday I had the opportunity to address some of the lead bureaucrats and lobbyists behind the threat to Internet freedom that is the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). My goal was to bring the voices of Internet
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Why I support OpenMedia: Christina’s story
We asked our community to share stories about why they support our work as part of our yearly December Allies Drive. Christina Bub of Ontario had this to say: “OpenMedia does all the leg-work – they tear down the hurdle that prevents people from taking action, so their campaigns reflect
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: I’m sharing my story with you
We asked supporters to share stories about why they support our work for our special December Allies Drive – our yearly drive for monthly donors. This story, from Christina Bub of Ontario, was one of our favourites: An open and free internet is a clear path to a wonderful future
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Je n’aurais jamais pu imaginer
Ma vie a été très mouvementée ces derniers temps. En démarrant OpenMedia.ca, je ne me serais jamais douté que notre communauté freinerait l’élan des géants des télécommunications, forcerait les politiciens à abandonner leurs projets d’espionnage en ligne et ferait pression sur les bureaucrates internationaux afin qu’ils prêtent l’oreille aux usagers
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: I couldn’t have imagined
My life has been a whirlwind as of late. When I started OpenMedia.ca, I couldn’t have imagined that our community would stop Big Telecom in its tracks, force politicians to shelve their online spying plan, and pressure international bureaucrats to listen to Internet users. The OpenMedia.ca team works hard to
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: From the beginning, OpenMedia has been about you
With the support of people like you, OpenMedia was founded just four years ago to engage Canadians in key decisions that affect the Internet’s future. In the face of telecom giants and governm…
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The stakes couldn’t be higher
Wow. Telecom giants and repressive regimes are teaming up to use a little-known UN agency to make the Internet more expensive,1 surveilled,2 and censored.3
We need you to take a stand as part of a global community right now.
Internet freedom means …
OpenMedia.ca: Bringing Big Telecom down to earth: Help up create a new set of rules for Canada’s telecom giants
If you had the chance – what would you say to the heads of Canada’s Big Telecom giants?
It’s a tiring process trying to talk with someone – anyone – from within Big Telecom who seems t…
OpenMedia.ca: We’re hosting a Reddit AMA – join us!
We’re on Reddit today from 9AM – 7PM EST talking about Internet freedom, the Trans-Pacific Partnership and what comes next for our StopTheTrap.net campaign. Throughout the day, we’ll be joined by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, Professor Michael Geist and various digital rights experts from Electronic Frontier Foundation, Public Knowledge, InternetNZ,
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: How we use the Internet to save the Internet
Our Executive Director, Steve, popped online during his vacation to suggest we put together a blog entry about how OpenMedia.ca’s online petitions have been effective. He noted that a lot of the newer members of the pro-Internet community might not know about the amazing progress we made with our groundbreaking
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Where we are today
Lobbyists have been seeking greater control over the Internet on multiple fronts – but citizens have been coming together in huge numbers (and across borders) to use the Internet to save the Internet. This is revolutionizing politics around the world. As we head into fall, we’re energized to see that
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The ITU takes a (half-measured) step towards transparency
Last month, we reposted an article that reported a move by the United Nations’ International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to take over management of the Internet. This is a worrying move that could allow certain oppressive nations to threaten the freedom and openness of the Internet. The issue is due to
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: What Canada’s pro-Internet community has built (you’re amazing)
Over the years, your support has allowed us to build some pretty awesome pro-Internet tools. One of the things we like most about the Internet is the way it levels the playing field. The Internet breaks down barriers between decision-makers and everyday citizens (like you!) Many of the online tools
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: You’re needed
We got their attention. We hand-delivered your 90,000+ Stop The Trap petition signatures to TPP negotiators. Now they’ve said they might make their secrets public!1 Let’s not give them any choice—let’s make them. Our message is clear: We shouldn’t have to worry about expensive fines, looking over our shoulders when
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: It’s time to amplify our voice against the TPP’s Internet Trap
Right in this moment, lobbyists are pushing through the closure of the open Internet. As you read this, they are setting a trap of restrictions that will criminalize daily uses of the Internet. But politicians move when public pressure becomes impossible to ignore. Spread the word about the StopTheTrap.net campaign
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The StopTheTrap.net Coalition: Weekly Update from OpenMedia.ca
Hello! Here’s Lindsey with your update: read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Letter to Supporters: Once you’re trapped, there’s no going back
Imagine a world where you could be dragged to court and receive a large fine for simply clicking on the wrong link, where service providers would hand over information about your online activities without privacy safeguards, and where online content could be removed by big media conglomerates at will. This
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Signing the TPP agreement will lock down our Internet and shackle our democracy. What should we do?
Yesterday, the government put Canada’s digital future at risk by signing on to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). This secretive international trade agreement will give Big Media conglomerates new powers to lock users out of our own content and services, provide new liabilities that might force ISPs to police our
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