Press Releases
List of our press releases, in reverse chronological order.
As Obama tries to lock down Trans-Pacific Partnership, huge first-of-its-kind international campaign shines a light on TPP’s secretive Internet censorship plan
reddit, Avaaz, OpenMedia and other groups join together to shine “Stop the Secrecy” spotlight on prominent buildings in Washington D.C. to protest TPP’s Internet Censorship and secrecy
April 22, 2014 – As U.S. President Obama prepares for a week of crucial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks, a large, broad-based international campaign is taking its message to the heart of Washington, D.C. Starting tonight, a ‘Stop the Secrecy’ projection will be beamed on to prominent buildings urging an end to the excessive secrecy around the TPP. The projection will get bigger and more powerful as more people sign on to the campaign at StopTheSecrecy.net
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New revelations show Canadian government spying on its trading partners at behest of United States
Citizen-backed OpenMedia.ca says the revelations show that spy agency CSEC is reckless, out-of-control, and not accountable to Canadians
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Canadians join nearly 300 organizations and thousands of citizens around the world to call for United Nations and world governments to respect our right to privacy
Move comes following confirmation that U.S. spy agencies have been spying on citizens of allied nations.
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Concerned Canadian reveals Bell’s anti-competitive practices
OpenMedia.ca joins with Manitoba resident Ben Klass to call on the CRTC to stop Big Telecom from making independent services more expensive for Canadians
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Leaked documents reveal extreme Internet censorship plan in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) - Internet users around the globe outraged
November 13, 2013 – This morning WikiLeaks released secret documents that have confirmed an extreme Internet censorship plan is being pushed behind closed doors as part of the International Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. Over 100,000 people from around the world have already spoken through an online campaign at http://openmedia.org/censorship
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Over 100,000 tell TPP leaders to reject Internet censorship at Bali summit starting Monday
READ PRESS RELEASECitizens call on leaders to say no to extreme Internet censorship proposals at final TPP talks in Indonesia next week
READ PRESS RELEASECanadian innovators and entrepreneurs urge Industry Minister to take action to fix our broken cell phone market
Leading innovators call for new measures to stop the Big Three from blocking mobile startups from reaching Canadians
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Diverse International coalition launches alternative process to secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership talks
July 24, 2013 – The Fair Deal Coalition has launched a new initiative that will give Internet users a platform to discuss what copyright should look like under the TPP. The Coalition’s ‘Your Digital Future’ tool invites stakeholders from all sectors - not just old media conglomerates - to discuss what kind of copyright law the TPP countries need in order to encourage creativity, participation, and innovation.
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CRTC to decide whether to allow Bell’s takeover of Astral on Thursday; OpenMedia.ca available to comment
Decision will determine whether Bell will be given more control over Canada’s already highly-concentrated media system
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