Save the Internet
{{About|the nonprofit coalition|the catchphrase used to promote campaigns against the EU's internet copyright law|Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market#Public protests}}
Save the Internet is a coalition of individuals, businesses, and non-profit organizations working for the preservation of Net neutrality.{{cite web| url=http://www.savetheinternet.com/=coalition| title =Join us| publisher =Save the Internet| accessdate =2008-03-26 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071012025915/http://www.savetheinternet.com/=coalition |archivedate = 2007-10-12}}{{cite web| date= April 27, 2006| url=http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/35557/| title =Save the Internet| publisher =AlterNet|last =Chester| first =Jeffrey| accessdate =2008-03-27}} The site encourages taking action against discrimination of bandwidth distribution on the Internet.
History
Save the Internet was founded in April 2006 in order to advocate for net neutrality.{{Cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/New-group-aims-to-save-the-Internet/2100-1034_3-6064384.html|title=New group aims to 'save the Internet'|publisher=Cnet|author=Anne Broache |date=24 Apr 2006|accessdate=10 Jun 2014}} When Save the Internet formed, it asserted the idea that network neutrality needed to be protected by a "First Amendment" of the Internet. 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.{{cite web| year= 2008| url=https://www.google.com/help/netneutrality.html|title =A Guide to Net Neutrality for Google Users| accessdate =2008-03-27}}
January 14, 2014 - Court overturned the Federal Communications Commission's Net Neutrality due to a lawsuit by Verizon.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/20/AR2011012006163.html |title=Verizon sues FCC to overturn net-neutrality rules |date=January 21, 2011 |first=Cecilia |last=Kang |newspaper=The Washington Post}}
In September 2018, Article 13 was rejected after being put to a vote.{{Cite news |date=2018-07-04 |title=Controversial copyright law rejected by EU parliament |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44712475 |access-date=2025-02-17 |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2018-09-04 |title=Save Your Internet: Delete Article 13 |url=https://www.apc.org/en/news/save-your-internet-delete-article-13 |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=www.apc.org |language=en}}
On January 22, 2019, Article 13 is halted and rejected now.
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. The website also runs a blog which keeps users up to date on threats to internet neutrality, amongst other things.{{cite web| url=http://www.savetheinternet.com/=act| title =Act Now| publisher =Save the Internet| accessdate =2008-03-27 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071012041438/http://www.savetheinternet.com/=act |archivedate = 2007-10-12}} Previous petitions garnered as many as 1.9 million signatures.{{cite web| url=https://secure.freepress.net/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=162| title =Take Action: Save the Internet| publisher =Save the Internet| accessdate =2008-03-27}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://savetheinternet.com/}}
- [http://www.freepress.net Free Press]
- [http://www.timwu.org/network_neutrality.html Network Neutrality FAQ by Tim Wu, Professor of Columbia Law School]
Category:Internet-related activism
Category:Internet governance advocacy groups
Category:Freedom of expression organizations
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