[GPSCC-chat] TPP set to destroy the Internet as we know it

[John Thielking]

Hey - 

I just got this terrifying email from Demand Progress about something called the "Trans-Pacific Partnership" (TPP). 

Apparently the TPP would make SOPA-like Internet censorship the norm
 -- compromising the rights of internet users all over the world.  The 
US government has kept negotiations over the TPP completely secret. But 
WikiLeaks leaked a chapter from the proposal. And it's terrible news for
 internet freedom. 

Take a stand against SOPA-like Internet censorship. Say “no” to the 
TPP: 
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/TPP3/?referring_akid=2396.298162.tZhBRa&source=taf 

Over the past two years, we've defeated SOPA and its look-alike 
bills time and time again. We stood up and said: We don’t want 
censorship. We don't want ISPs shutting off internet connections or 
blocking websites. We don't want our private data shared with copyright 
trolls. We don't want infringement accusations with no due process. 

But the TPP contains all of these provisions and more. They’ve 
realized they can’t pass SOPA through the democratic process -- because 
the people don’t want it -- so they're using the secret treaty process 
to pass it by other means. 

The world's governments are trying to circumvent the public to 
destroy Internet freedom. We have to fight back: 
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/TPP3/?referring_akid=2396.298162.tZhBRa&source=taf 

They thought they could keep it all secret until the very last 
minute, and then force Congress to approve the treaty with no debate, no
 public oversight, and no amendments. 

We know what they're trying to do and we can stop them. WikiLeaks 
has taken the first step. A loud public outcry is the only thing that 
can throw a wrench in their plans to implement SOPA-like censorship 
worldwide. But we need to act now -- before it's too late. 

Click here to tell Congress: reject the TPP -- while there's still 
time: 
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/TPP3/?referring_akid=2396.298162.tZhBRa&source=taf 

Thanks.

Sincerely,

John Thielking
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