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F2C2012: Aaron Swartz keynote - "How we stopped SOPA"
Aaron Swartz's keynote at Freedom to Connect 2012 describing how ordinary people helped defeat the SOPA censorship bill. He recounts how the Senate unexpectedly united behind the bill and how grassroots action stopped it.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN shares it as an inspiring account of citizens changing Washington, especially after Swartz's death.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- F2C2012
- Topic
- internet activism
- Format
- talk
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 8
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2013–2023
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From the original HN conversations
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So the alternative is to do nothing? Which is better? At least this gets some momentum going, hopefully being picked up by press, maybe even them questioning the president about it at some later interview. Doing nothing means nothing will get done. This is probably …
kamjam on Hacker News · 2013-01
In Petition To Fire Aaron Swartz’ Prosecutor Reaches GoalI agree, though other petitions can be effective. If you care about a cause, place your signature on a petition hosted with an organization that will tirelessly advocate for that cause. Organizations in turn live and die by their ability to gather and show support …
bguthrie on Hacker News · 2013-07
In Tesla: almost at 100000 votes
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