Web Advocates Pen 'Declaration of Internet Freedom' to Fight 'Bad Bills'

A multibillion-dollar industry that unites people from around the world can't hide from the law forever. But to keep bills like the Stop Online Piracy Act from throwing the baby out with the bathwater, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and Free Press internet campaign director Josh Levy have collaborated on a "Declaration of Internet Freedom" that broadly outlines the major issues surrounding Internet regulation.

A multibillion-dollar industry that unites people from around the world can’t hide from the law forever.  But to keep bills like the Stop Online Piracy Act from throwing the baby out with the bathwater, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and Free Press internet campaign director Josh Levy have collaborated on a “Declaration of Internet Freedom” that broadly outlines the major issues surrounding Internet regulation.

Here are the five basic principles, as posted on Internetdeclaration.org:

  • Expression: Don’t censor the Internet.
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