I think we're a little behind the 8-ball there. If we're going to protest anything, it should be FOSTA/SESTA. There should never be a reason for a web provider to be liable for the acts of its users.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/29/sexual-freedom-fosta-sosta Net neutrality is important too, but the integrity of Section 230 is absolutely crucial. Todd On Sat, Apr 21, 2018 at 10:40 AM, Neal McBurnett <neal...@gmail.com> wrote: > Can our user group support this initiative? > Does it make sense to ask the FCC to enforce something they don't like? > Would a full legislative approach make more sense? > Or maybe Wyden knows what he's talking about - he's good!.... > > --Neal > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Peter Meyer <peter.me...@wikidc.org> > Date: Sat, Apr 21, 2018 at 6:35 PM > Subject: Fwd: Continuing the U.S. Net Neutrality conversation > To: neal...@gmail.com > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From:* Stephen LaPorte <slapo...@wikimedia.org> > *Date:* April 21, 2018 at 17:26:15 GMT+2 > *To:* Alice Backer <alice.bac...@gmail.com>, Rob Fernandez < > wikigamal...@gmail.com>, Samuel Klein <meta...@gmail.com>, Andrew Lih < > andrew....@gmail.com>, Katherine Maher <kma...@wikimedia.org>, Megan > Wacha <megan.wa...@gmail.com>, Eileen Hershenov <ehershe...@wikimedia.org>, > Joshua Weinberg <jweinb...@wikimedia.org>, Peter Meyer < > peter.me...@wikidc.org>, Kevin Payravi <kevinpayr...@gmail.com>, Chuck > Roslof <cros...@wikimedia.org>, dalesi...@buckeyemail.osu.edu, Jan > Gerlach <jgerl...@wikimedia.org> > *Subject:* *Continuing the U.S. Net Neutrality conversation* > > Hi folks, > > Great conversation today about Net Neutrality in the United States, and > the importance for Wikimedia. > > A few action items we discussed: > > - *To do*: Talk with other US Wikimedia organizations to get their > opinion on a Wikipedia banner (or blackout) support Net Neutrality. > - Rob is putting together a list of US Wikimedia groups for > conversations—Can you share the link? > - *To do*: Share some resources on Wikimedia's position on Net > Neutrality and the timeline. Please see below for some documents from the > Foundation. > - *To do*: Decide how (and if) to present the position of the US > Wikimedia organizations for community consensus on a banner or other > community action. You can see the previous discussion from last year > here > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)/Archive_143#Wikipedia_and_the_Dec._12th_%E2%80%9CBreak_The_Internet%E2%80%9D_day_of_action_for_net_neutrality> > . > - *To do*: Decide if you want to meet with Senator Wyden, to share > what the Wikimedia community is doing, and also to start building a > relationship and asking for other support for Wikimedia (great suggestion > from Josh). If you don't want to, or if you don't think it's feasible to > meet this short timeline, "no" is also fine. > > Some resources from the Foundation: > > - More information here > > <https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/27/senator-markey-officially-introduces-legislation-to-reestablish-net-neutrality/> > (more > detail here > > <https://doyle.house.gov/press-release/doyle-markey-introduce-bill-preserve-net-neutrality>) > is available on the pending resolution to CRA resolution. The resolution > may need a Senate vote *before the end of May*, so if the Wikimedia > community plans to take action, a decision is likely necessary within the > next two weeks. > - In August 2017, the Foundation to the FCC (here > > <https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/10830645308265/Wikimedia%20Foundation%20comments%20on%20%E2%80%9CRestoring%20Internet%20Freedom%E2%80%9D%20(WC%20Docket%2017-108).pdf>) > commenting on its proposal to deregulate ISPs and urging it not to roll > back the net neutrality rules that had been in place since 2015. > - In December 2017, the Foundation published a blog post (here > > <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/12/04/net-neutrality-access-to-knowledge/>) > in which we explain that the ability to freely connect and find information > online is important for access to knowledge and online collaboration. We > urged the FCC again not to roll back the net neutrality rules. > > I took a few notes during the meeting on great suggestions: > > - There was general interest in the room for a banner of some sort, > but it may be worth proposing other bolder options too. > - It's useful to have a clear statement about how an issue like Net > Neutrality affects the Wikimedia community. Keep it simple. Have good > talking points. > - Consider how to appeal to Spanish-speaking populations in the United > States. If the community supports a banner geolocated to the US, should it > include both Spanish and English Wikipedia? > - Color of Change has a good explanation of Net Neutrality as an > equity issue. (If someone can find or share that link with the group, it > would be helpful.) > - If you want to work with (or just talk to) any activist > organizations, please reach out to Jan and me, and we'd be happy to make > introductions. > - It's good to have a list of other high priority issues that US > Wikimedians want to discuss in DC (the Librarian of Congress and Copyright, > defending CDA 230, and more). > > Please share this email with other Wikimedians for coordination, or move > it into Rob's Google Doc if that is easier. Also please feel free to share > your notes from the meeting or any other ideas. > > Thanks for sharing all your ideas this afternoon. I'm looking forward to > hearing what you decide. > > Best, > Stephen > > -- > Stephen LaPorte > Legal Director > Wikimedia Foundation > > *NOTICE: This message may be confidential or legally privileged. If you > have received it by accident, please delete it and let us know about the > mistake. As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal and ethical > reasons, I cannot give legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for, community > members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity. For more > on what this means, please see our legal disclaimer > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Legal_Disclaimer>.* > > > > > -- > Neal McBurnett http://neal.mcburnett.org/ > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-US-CO mailing list > Wikimedia-US-CO@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-us-co > >
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