{"id":1373,"date":"2012-07-04T09:00:15","date_gmt":"2012-07-04T13:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/herdict\/?p=1373"},"modified":"2012-07-03T16:19:03","modified_gmt":"2012-07-03T20:19:03","slug":"huge-internet-response-to-declaration-of-internet-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/herdict\/2012\/07\/04\/huge-internet-response-to-declaration-of-internet-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Huge Internet response to &#8216;Declaration of Internet Freedom&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a id=\"internal-source-marker_0.5403731192993703\" href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/blogs\/future_tense\/2012\/07\/02\/declaration_of_internet_freedom_calls_for_digital_rights_.html\">Slate<\/a> writes about the newly drafted Declaration of Internet Freedom. \u00a0The blog entry explains the need for Internet freedom&#8211;not as an issue of left vs. right, but as something that matters \u201cto everyone who cares about the health and future of democracy.\u201d \u00a0They link to an official declaration, which was posted on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/internetdeclaration\">reddit<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techdirt.com\/netdeclaration\">Techdirt<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/cheezburger.com\/6384317184\">Cheezburger<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/connectedio\/internetdeclaration\">Github<\/a> (as well as the declaration\u2019s own <a href=\"http:\/\/www.internetdeclaration.org\/freedom\">website<\/a> where people can sign it).<\/p>\n<p>The proclamation reads:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/herdict\/files\/2012\/07\/declaration2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1383 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/herdict\/files\/2012\/07\/declaration2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/herdict\/files\/2012\/07\/declaration2.png 592w, https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/herdict\/files\/2012\/07\/declaration2-273x300.png 273w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since its posting the <a href=\"http:\/\/boingboing.net\/2012\/07\/02\/declaration-of-internet-freedo.html\">internet<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaljournal.com\/article\/327837\">has<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/josh-levy\/after-sopa-a-declaration_b_1641959.html\">been<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/news.cnet.com\/8301-13578_3-57464995-38\/will-you-sign-the-declaration-of-internet-freedom\/\">aflutter<\/a> proliferating and reacting to the message. \u00a0This includes a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty\/status\/219877871357923329\">viral tweet<\/a> from Amnesty International (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty\">@amnesty<\/a>) saying, \u201cWe&#8217;re proud to join 100+ groups today in signing the Declaration of Internet Freedom.\u201d \u00a0Along with organizations like Amnesty International, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/Commentary\/the-monitors-view\/2012\/0703\/The-Internet-needs-its-own-declaration-of-independence\">supporters of the Declaration<\/a> include Herdict founder and Harvard Law Professor Jonathan Zittrain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slate writes about the newly drafted Declaration of Internet Freedom. \u00a0The blog entry explains the need for Internet freedom&#8211;not as an issue of left vs. right, but as something that matters \u201cto everyone who cares about the health and future of democracy.\u201d \u00a0They link to an official declaration, which was posted on reddit, Techdirt, Cheezburger, 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