Join over 2.8 million people helping to Stop the Secrecy around the TPP. Go to http://stopthesecrecy.net and let all your friends know. read more
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OpenMedia.ca: Over 50 organizations, 2.8 million people, and a “StopTheSecrecy.net” bat signal can’t be wrong!
Together, over 50 international organizations and 2.8 million people have united behind one of the largest online campaigns in history. And, make no mistake, our call to stop the secrecy of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is being heard loud and clear. Between our friends at Daily Kos, Roots Action, Fight
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Please Share: the bat signal strikes again!
The bat signal strikes again! We’re projecting a hard-hitting message on prominent Washington, D.C. buildings to Stop the Secrecy around the TPP. What message would you like to send to TPP negotiators? read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: iPolitics: Vancouver group OpenMedia calls on Harper, Obama to release TPP text
We’ve been fighting hard to Stop the Secrecy at the TPP negotiations, and our efforts are having a strong effect. Over 2.8 million people have signed on to help us project a hard-hitting message on prominent Washington, D.C. buildings. Have you gone to http://stopthesecrecy.net and signed on yet? Article by
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Your OpenMedia team is now on Tumblr!
Our Stop the Secrecy campaign launched Tuesday – and already we’re having a major impact, with over 2.8 million people calling for an end to the secrecy surrounding the Trans-Pacific Partnership. We’ve just launched our hard-hitting “bat signal” in Washington D.C., and we thought what better way to share these
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Check it out: our first Stop The Secrecy projection in Washington, DC
This is just the start of the Stop The Secrecy campaign’s projections in Washington D.C. They will get bigger and brighter as more people speak out! read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Please Share: 2.7 Million are united to stop the secrecy around the TPP
Our message to #TPP negotiators is making huge waves in Washington. Over 2.7 million people joined our growing chorus to Stop the Secrecy around the TPP. Last night, we projected your hard-hitting message on to a prominent building in Washington, D.C. Let’s keep the momentum going: LIKE, SHARE, and stay
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Over 2.7 Million people now demanding leaders Stop The Secrecy before it’s too late
Today is the big day. Together with our partners at Daily Kos, Fight for the Future, Roots Action, and Demand Progress, OpenMedia has launched Stop The Secrecy – a huge international campaign calling for an end to the excessive secrecy around the Trans-Pacific Partnership. You can see it for yourself
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Help stop secrecy at the TPP negotiations now.
Right now, Obama is meeting with leaders in Asia to finalize the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: As Obama tries to lock down Trans-Pacific Partnership, Canadian Internet freedom group takes message directly to U.S. Capitol
StopSecrecy_403x403_150414.png Canada’s OpenMedia leads huge international campaign shining “Stop the Secrecy” spotlight on prominent buildings in Washington D.C. to protest TPP’s secretive Internet Censorship plan April 22, 2014 – As U.S. President Obama prepares for a week of crucial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks, a large, broad-based international campaign is taking
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Please Share: Stop the secrecy at the TPP
An Internet censorship plan is being finalized in secret meetings right now. Obama himself is in secretive meetings with key political figures and lobbyists in Asia to lock the Trans-Pacific Partnership’s Internet censorship plan into place. We know we can stop this – but we need to act right now.
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Please Share: Our image about what the copyright implications of TPP negotiations could cost you
Ever burned a DVD to your computer? Got a spare $10,000 kicking around? No? Then you’d better pay attention to the upcoming TPP negotiations. LIKE and SHARE to keep that cool 10 grand in your pocket. read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Please Share: Something BIG is coming
Here’s your OpenMedia team hard at work on something BIG. No spoilers… stay tuned for Tuesday read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Please Share: Our image about SOPA back from the grave
Think SOPA is dead? Think again. U.S. President Barack Obama has picked Robert Holleyman, who led efforts to pass the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), to help lead the effort to pass the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. LIKE and SHARE to help keep censorship at bay. We’ve just released this
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: TPP breathes life into SOPA as Obama appoints Holleyman as chief negotiator
Remember the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)? It was a reckless piece of U.S. legislation that aimed to censor the Internet through extreme copyright enforcement mechanisms. Let’s refresh our memory about SOPA’s extreme provisions: Give the U.S. government the power to cripple any website they allege made use of copyrighted
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Please Share: Our image about how the TPP could kick families off the Internet is going viral
Do you think a ‘censor first and ask questions later’ approach is fair? The Trans-Pacific Partnership threatens to kick whole families off the Internet just for suspicion of copyright violation. We’ve just released this image, and it’s already being shared far and wide on social media. Please add your voice
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Here’s how we can create a new vision for sharing and collaborating online
“How do you plan to create rules that support the wishes of all the people using the Internet without consulting all of the people who use the Internet? Democratic process needs to be followed when dealing with any system or structure that is relied upon by this many people.” This
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: TPP negotiations resume this week & it’s time to fight against Internet Censorship
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations have resumed this week and they are as secretive as ever. Keep making your voice heard at https://OpenMedia.org/Censorship — and help create an alternative plan to share and collaborate online using our drag-and-drop crowdsourcing tool at https://OpenMedia.org/Crowdsource read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: INFOGRAPHIC: Fighting back against the TPP: Creating a roadmap forward to safeguard our digital future
Thanks to you, Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations have failed to conclude as intended last year. Big Industry lobbyists seem to be losing momentum as more and more global citizens speak out against this ultra-secretive agreement that will criminalize our online activity, cost us money, and break our digital future. But
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Canadian MPs push for transparency in the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Negotiations for the ultra-secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are set to resume in Singapore this week, and TPP negotiators are setting the groundwork to push forward the agreement as we write this. But they’re not the only ones working hard. Activists, scholars, experts, and the general public have been putting up
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