OpenMedia_Sidebar_Image.png Leading experts gather in Vancouver to discuss Internet freedom issues in wake of NSA spying scandal and Wikileaks revelations of extreme TPP Internet censorship scheme Amid controversies over bombshell leaks about Internet censorship and disturbing revelations about government surveillance, OpenMedia.ca is teaming up with Gen Why Media to co-host
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OpenMedia.ca: OpenMedia McGill is speaking out for their digital future!
You’ve said NO to Internet Censorship (https://OpenMedia.org/Censorship). Now it’s time for you to craft your digital future with our crowdsourced vision tool: https://OpenMedia.org/Crowdsource Check out these amazing photos of McGill students speaking out against the TPP’s extreme Internet Censorship plan & in support of their digital future: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.682595091760382.1073741827.164448320241731&type=3 read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: WOW! Over 120,000 people said NO to Internet Censorship in the TPP
An expert recently compared the TPP to Dracula – because it would not survive if it saw the light of day. So far, over 120,000 people have spoken out against the TPP’s extreme Internet censorship plan, sending a strong message to decision-makers. Let’s make sure the comparison of the TPP
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: What Canadians need to know about the TPP and its Internet Censorship Plan
After years of pushing for greater transparency around the ultra-secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), global citizens finally caught a break when Wikileaks released the full text of the TPP’s Internet censorship chapter on November 13, 2013. The TPP is an extreme trade agreement being negotiated behind closed doors by Canada and
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Their secret revealed
It’s worse – much worse – than we thought. A bombshell leak by Wikileaks just revealed how giant U.S. conglomerates are about to impose an extreme Internet censorship plan that will wreck Canada’s digital future. They’re trying to wrap this up — we have to stop this right now. Tell
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: BREAKING: Leaked documents reveal Canadian government being pressured by US to accept extreme Internet censorship proposals in the TPP
sayno-og_share.png Proposed secret transnational Internet censorship courts would override Canadian law and restrict freedom of expression online. November 13, 2013 – This morning WikiLeaks released secret documents that have confirmed an extreme Internet censorship plan is being pushed behind closed doors as part of the International Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Robert Douglass, Founder of Open Goldberg Variations, shares his vision of a fair digital future
Thank you to Robert Douglass for making his voice heard through our crowdsourcing vision tool. Learn more about his efforts to ensure blind musicians don’t give up on their dreams because of copyright restrictions: http://www.opengoldbergvariations.org/ If you haven’t had a chance to share your views, have your say at https://OpenMedia.org/Crowdsource.
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Good News – This is what happens when Canadians speak out
Great news from Ontario – the legislative assembly has voted unanimously for customer-friendly new cell phone rules to tackle some of the worst abuses of Big Telecom. The rules, which come into effect next year, will complement the positive new federal rules introduced in June by the CRTC. Under the
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: A service plan you can’t afford
There’s a new Internet censorship plan in the works that could make it more expensive for you and your family to connect online. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would force ISPs to install and maintain costly surveillance equipment to monitor your everyday Internet use. We know that if the TPP goes
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Crowdsourcing tool launched to create positive plan for a Fair Digital Future amid censorship proposals
citizen-drive-eblast-210×100.png Coordinated by OpenMedia, new citizen-fuelled vision will challenge outdated top-down approach to developing copyright policies October 25, 2013 – Global citizens and innovators are working together to shape a new crowd-sourced vision for 21st century copyright rules and a fair digital future. The move comes after over 100,000 people
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: OpenMedia’s Reilly Yeo and Steve Anderson’s Op-Ed in print!
We’re excited to see this in print! Check out the op-ed written by our own Reilly Yeo and Steve Anderson in the Ottawa Citizen as they discuss the new frontier of open governance. Article by Reilly Yeo and Steve Anderson: Imagine the police are knocking at your door. You think:
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Trade deals that threaten the open Internet have no place in our digital future
Our own Reilly Yeo and Steve Anderson reflect on the possibilities of the open Internet in an age where our digital freedoms are under constant threat. Share this article and learn more about how citizens are fighting against Internet Censorship. At OpenMedia, we’re pushing forward your version of a positive
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Top 5 ways lobbyists win and you lose with the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
Something very important happened this week. For the first time, Presidents and Prime Ministers of several countries met with industry lobbyists to discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on the sidelines of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bali, Indonesia. Although U.S. President Obama suddenly announced he would not
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: It’s your last chance, please take it
Today is the last day of our fundraising campaign to fight back against Internet censorship that could knock entire families offline. Generous donors have announced they’ll provide matching funds if you contribute in the next 24 hours. Please take this last chance to chip in what you can now —
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Video: An OpenMedia supporter speaks out against the TPP & Internet censorship
We’re so amazed to see how many people are speaking out against the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership’s (TPP) extreme Internet Censorship plan. Over 100,000 people have spoken out already – and we wanted to share this great video made by an OpenMedia supporter in defence of Internet freedom. Thank you to
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Huffington Post Canada: When it comes to the TPP, what is our government negotiating in Asia?
Our government representatives are headed to Asia this week to discuss the ultra-secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership – an agreement that could break our digital future. Isn’t it time we learned the full extent of how the #TPP will impact us? Learn more about the TPP at http://OurFairDeal.org – and if you
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Over 100,000 tell TPP leaders to reject Internet censorship at Bali summit starting Monday
SayNo200x200_240913.png Online campaign goes viral, spurred on by citizen outrage at secretive and extreme Trans-Pacific Partnership proposals, says OpenMedia October 3, 2013 – Citizens across the trans-Pacific region are speaking up in huge numbers to tell their elected leaders to say no to Internet censorship at upcoming Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: What are they up to in Bali?
In less than a week nearly 100,000 people have signed on to our letter to Stephen Harper and other leaders telling them not to ram through an Internet censorship plan when they meet in Bali. But now the industry lobbyists behind the Internet censorship plan are ramping up the pressure
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: We are taking your voice to decision makers
On July 24, 2013, the Our Fair Deal Coalition launched its Internet Voice tool at OpenMedia.org/DigitalFuture, and asked citizens in countries affected by the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to speak out and share their vision for what a fair digital future should look like. In contrast to the TPP’s closed door
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Inquistr: TPP discussion to censor the Internet underway
We’ve won before by stopping legislation aimed at restricting Internet access – and as more and more people speak out against the ultra-secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership’s (TPP) Internet Censorship plan, we know we can win again. Thank you to the more than 70,000 people who have spoken out! Please help us
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