Democracy for America Blacks Out to Protest Corporate Internet Censorship

Released: Jan 17, 2012 12:52 PM

“The Internet is where democracy happens. The last thing we need is corporate censorship of free speech.” – Arshad Hasan, Executive Director of Democracy for America

Burlington, VT – Statement from Arshad Hasan, Executive Director of Democracy for America (DFA) on DFA’s participation in the web site blackout on Wed. Jan. 18th to stop SOPA & PIPA, or corporate censorship of the Internet:

“Democracy for America recently divested our 48 domains from GoDaddy in protest of their support of SOPA and PIPA – which will amount to unlimited corporate censorship of the Internet. The Internet is where democracy happens. In a post ‘Citizens United’ world where corporations already can spend unlimited amounts of money in politics, the last thing we need is corporate censorship of free speech.

Democracy for America was founded from Howard Dean’s campaign for President, a campaign that was born on the Internet where innovations in online organizing paved the way to more participation in our political system than ever before. Our organization of deeply engaged members and volunteers would not exist without a free and open internet. The idea that corporations would have the power to police or censor the Internet puts Democratic movements like ours at risk everywhere.”

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