10 Years Later: SOPA Protests Were A Turning Point, But Not The Beginning Or...
The SOPA blackouts of 2012 marked an important milestone in the power of online activism to influence policy at the highest levels, but it would be a mistake to view it as either the start or the end...
View ArticleThe Fight For Anti-Censorship Tools Continues
This week (January 18) marks the ten-year anniversary of the successful campaign against the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the United States. This proposed legislation threw up grave...
View ArticleSome Lessons Learned From The Fight Against SOPA/PIPA: Beware Crony Capitalism
Crony capitalism is alive and well, and can only be contained (if at all) by sustained popular action. SOPA/PIPA were broadly bipartisan bills designed to adapt techniques developed from the financial...
View ArticleThe SOPA Fight Reminds Us Of The Internet's Power And Usefulness
Ten years ago this week, I watched my computer screen as much of the Internet slowly switched off. Over a hundred thousand websites, including that of our predecessor organization CEA, were going dark...
View ArticleSOPA To The Future: Reclaiming Collective Internet Power
Register now for our online event featuring Rep. Zoe Lofgren » Amid fears that the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) could be the first nail in the coffin of an open internet, our collective defeat of the...
View ArticleThe Internet Infrastructure's SOPA/PIPA Silver Lining
Register now for our online event featuring Rep. Zoe Lofgren » Ten years ago a massive, digital grassroots movement defeated the Stop Online Piracy Act in the House, and its Senate companion the...
View ArticleSpeak Up: Reflecting On The SOPA Debate From Inside The Capitol
Register now for our online event featuring the author of this post, Rep. Zoe Lofgren » On December 16, 2011, more than a decade ago, I had just concluded one of the longest Committee markups during my...
View ArticleDid We Miss Our Best Chance At Regulating The Internet?
Register now for our online event featuring Rep. Zoe Lofgren » In 2010 I was in a leadership role on the data science team at Grooveshark.com. These were the pre-Spotify days, and we were trying to...
View ArticleFrom The Revolt Against SOPA To The EU's Upload Filters
Register now for TODAY’s online event featuring Rep. Zoe Lofgren » From the European perspective, the revolt against SOPA that happened 10 years ago is a somewhat distant memory. During the past 10...
View ArticleWinding Down Our Latest Greenhouse Panel: The Lessons Learned From SOPA/PIPA
Ten years ago a coalition of strange bedfellows came together to thwart one of the most problematic pieces of legislation in tech policy history. In the process they made history, rekindled waning...
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