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A coalition of privacy and freedom advocacy groups has joined forces to push for elected officials to acknowledge the digital rights of all Americans and sign a new Declaration of Internet Freedom.

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The document has been endorsed by a number of notable groups including The ACLU, The Bill of Rights Defense Committee, Amnesty International, Hackers and Founders, Global Voices, Mozilla, the NY Tech Meetup, Personal Democracy, and Fight for the Future.

The Declaration outlines a simple five pronged manifesto for a free and open internet. They are:

Expression: Don’t censor the Internet.

Access: Promote universal access to fast and affordable networks.

Openness: Keep the Internet an open network where everyone is free to connect, communicate, write, read, watch, speak, listen, learn, create and innovate.

Innovation: Protect the freedom to innovate and create without permission. Don’t block new technologies, and don’t punish innovators for their users’ actions.

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Privacy: Protect privacy and defend everyone’s ability to control how their data and devices are used.

“For too long in the US, Congress has attempted to…………

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