off topic ? maybe not please distribute! > Dear friends, > > Right now, the US Congress is debating a law that would give them the power to > censor the world's internet -- creating a blacklist that could target YouTube, > WikiLeaks and even groups like Avaaz! > > Under the new law, the US could force internet providers to block any website > on suspicion of violating copyright or trademark legislation, or even failing > to > sufficiently police their users' activities. And, because so much of the > internet's hosts and hardware are located in the US, their blacklist would > clamp > down on the free web for all of us. > > The vote could happen any day now, but we can help stop this -- champions in > Congress want to preserve free speech and tell us that an international outcry > would strengthen their hand. Let’s urgently raise our voices from every corner > of the world and build an unprecedented global petition calling on US decision > makers to reject the bill and stop internet censorship. Click below to sign > and > then forward as widely as possible - our message will be delivered directly to > key members of the US Congress ahead of the crucial vote: > > http://www.avaaz.org/en/save_the_internet/?cl=1393071729&v=11162 > > For years, the US government has condemned countries like China and Iran for > their clampdown on Internet use. But now, the impact of America's new > censorship > laws could be far worse - effectively blocking sites to every Internet user > across the globe. > > Last year, a similar Internet censorship bill was killed before reaching the > US > Senate floor, but it's now back in a different form. Copyright laws already > exist and are enforced by courts. But this new law goes much further -- > granting > the government and big corporations enormous powers to force service providers > and search engines to block websites based just on allegations of violations - > without a trial or being found guilty of any crime! > > US free speech advocates have already raised the alarm, and some key Senators > are trying to gather enough support to stop this dangerous bill. We have no > time > to lose. Let's stand with them to ensure American lawmakers preserve the right > to a free and open Internet as an essential way for people around the world to > exchange ideas, share communication and work collectively to build the world > we > want. Sign below to stop US censorship, and save the internet as we know it: > > http://www.avaaz.org/en/save_the_internet/?cl=1393071729&v=11162 > > In the past months, from the Arab Spring to the global Occupy Movement, we've > seen first hand how the Internet can galvanize, unify and change the world. > Now, > if we stand together, we can stop this new attack on Internet freedom. We've > done it before -- in Brazil and Italy, Avaaz members have won major victories > in > the fight for a free Internet. Let's take the fight global, and mobilize to > defeat the most powerful censorship threat that the Internet has ever seen. > > With hope, > > Luis, Dalia, Diego, Emma, Ricken, Aaron, Antonia, Benjamin and the rest of the > Avaaz team >
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