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For Immediate Release "We applaud Secretary Clinton’s support of the open Internet to promote global free speech and self expression. The Internet has provided a once-in-a-generation platform for individuals to speak out and exercise their universal human rights at the click of a mouse with little or no financial or technological barriers. The effort by foreign governments to restrict access to the Internet threatens individual rights and the global movement towards freedom and democracy. The Secretary has taken an important step in shining the spotlight on these egregious practices and promoting the freedom to connect." "We must also protect the rights of individual free expression on the Internet at home as well as abroad because neither government nor network provider should be able to interfere with this freedom. The current effort at the FCC to enact common-sense rules to ensure the Internet remains a platform for free expression at home is critical to making sure that the freedom of choice for our own citizens is protected and we continue to serve as an example for Internet freedom to the entire world." About the Open Internet Coalition: The Open Internet Coalition (openinternetcoalition.com) represents consumers, grassroots organizations, and businesses working in pursuit of a shared goal: keeping the Internet fast, open and accessible to all Americans. |
OIC Supports Call for Internet Freedom at Home and Abroad
January 21, 2010