Posted April 24, 2014
EDIT: Also check this out (thanks to GOGer iippo and DubConqueror):
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/24/technology/fcc-new-net-neutrality-rules.html (unrelated, but as dangerous)
http://www.gog.com/forum/general/tpp_the_biggest_threat_to_the_internet_youve_probably_never_heard_of (earlier thread on the topic)
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Got this e-mail from the IDL:
Dear Internet Defense League member,
Right now, President Obama is meeting with key leaders in Asia to finalize a new SOPA-like
Internet Censorship scheme through a secretive international agreement called the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Leaked documents show that this secretive plan will censor the Internet and strip away users’ rights.[1] If finalized, it would force ISPs to act as “Internet Police” that will monitor our Internet use, censor content, and even remove entire websites.[2 ]
To fight back, Fight for the Future, OpenMedia, reddit, imgur, and dozens of other groups have united to launch a historic international action opposing TPP Internet Censorship. We’re using a high-powered spotlight to project a Stop The Secrecy message on key buildings in Washington D.C. from now until when Obama returns on April 30th.
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Unfortunately, we thought this type of wholesale Internet censorship died after our historic victory against SOPA. But it looks like some of the worst parts of SOPA have found their way into the TPP.
And the agreement is huge: covering 40% of the global economy, and once key leaders finalize TPP Internet censorship plans in coming days it will be used to globalize censorship across the world.
Internet users everywhere will be affected and this may be our only chance to stop it.
There's already 2.8 Million people have have spoken out -- let's make that number as big as we can get it so stop this agreement from going through.
Please help spread the word. This is going to be big.
–Evan Greer and Steve Anderson on behalf of StopTheSecrecy.net
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Footnotes:
[1] “Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP).” Source: WikiLeaks.
[2] TPP Creates Legal Incentives For ISPs To Police The Internet. What Is At Risk? Your Rights. Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation.
[3] U.S. “Bullying” TPP Negotiators Amid Failure to Agree. Source: Inter Press Service News Agency. *Note: The U.S. and the E.U. are already discussing a similar secretive agreement called "Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)". Once the TPP is finalized there will be pressure to harmonize and extend its provisions to TTIP -- meaning the
E.U. There are also reports of several others countries being added to the TPP once it is finalized.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/24/technology/fcc-new-net-neutrality-rules.html (unrelated, but as dangerous)
http://www.gog.com/forum/general/tpp_the_biggest_threat_to_the_internet_youve_probably_never_heard_of (earlier thread on the topic)
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Got this e-mail from the IDL:
Dear Internet Defense League member,
Right now, President Obama is meeting with key leaders in Asia to finalize a new SOPA-like
Internet Censorship scheme through a secretive international agreement called the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Leaked documents show that this secretive plan will censor the Internet and strip away users’ rights.[1] If finalized, it would force ISPs to act as “Internet Police” that will monitor our Internet use, censor content, and even remove entire websites.[2 ]
To fight back, Fight for the Future, OpenMedia, reddit, imgur, and dozens of other groups have united to launch a historic international action opposing TPP Internet Censorship. We’re using a high-powered spotlight to project a Stop The Secrecy message on key buildings in Washington D.C. from now until when Obama returns on April 30th.
[...]
Unfortunately, we thought this type of wholesale Internet censorship died after our historic victory against SOPA. But it looks like some of the worst parts of SOPA have found their way into the TPP.
And the agreement is huge: covering 40% of the global economy, and once key leaders finalize TPP Internet censorship plans in coming days it will be used to globalize censorship across the world.
Internet users everywhere will be affected and this may be our only chance to stop it.
There's already 2.8 Million people have have spoken out -- let's make that number as big as we can get it so stop this agreement from going through.
Please help spread the word. This is going to be big.
–Evan Greer and Steve Anderson on behalf of StopTheSecrecy.net
[...]
Footnotes:
[1] “Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP).” Source: WikiLeaks.
[2] TPP Creates Legal Incentives For ISPs To Police The Internet. What Is At Risk? Your Rights. Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation.
[3] U.S. “Bullying” TPP Negotiators Amid Failure to Agree. Source: Inter Press Service News Agency. *Note: The U.S. and the E.U. are already discussing a similar secretive agreement called "Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)". Once the TPP is finalized there will be pressure to harmonize and extend its provisions to TTIP -- meaning the
E.U. There are also reports of several others countries being added to the TPP once it is finalized.
Post edited April 24, 2014 by Protoss
