Save the Internet


Save the Internet is a coalition of individuals, businesses, and non-profit organizations led by Free Press working for the preservation of network neutrality.[1][2]

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History

When Save the Internet formed, it asserted the idea that network neutrality needed to be protected by a "First Amendment" of the Internet.[2] As the First Amendment to the United States Constitution includes protection of freedoms of speech and of the press, so would a proposed Internet first amendment protect network neutrality, which would allow for equal access to every website.[3]

Function

This online activist organization functions mainly as a source for public awareness and as a catalyst promoting civic action, such as petitioning Congress to support net neutrality.[4] Previous petitions garnered as many as 1.6 million signatures.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Join us". Save the Internet. http://www.savetheinternet.com/=coalition. Retrieved on 2008-03-26. 
  2. ^ a b Chester, Jeffrey (April 27, 2006). "Save the Internet". AlterNet. http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/35557/. Retrieved on 2008-03-27. 
  3. ^ "A Guide to Net Neutrality for Google Users". Google. 2008. http://www.google.com/help/netneutrality.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-27. 
  4. ^ "Act Now". Save the Internet. http://www.savetheinternet.com/=act. Retrieved on 2008-03-27. 
  5. ^ "Take Action: Save the Internet". Save the Internet. https://secure.freepress.net/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=162. Retrieved on 2008-03-27. 

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