Internet Defense League

The Internet Defense League
Type of site
Political activism
Available inEnglish
OwnerFight For the Future
URLinternetdefenseleague.org
CommercialNo
RegistrationNone
Launched19 July 2012; 12 years ago (2012-07-19)
Current statusOnline

The Internet Defense League is an organization and network launched in March 2012 with the aim of organizing protests and other responses to perceived threats to Internet freedom and the open Internet.[1][2][3] It was formed following the protests against SOPA and PIPA.[4][5] It had 30,000 members as of 2013,[6] consisting of organizations, websites, and individuals.[7]

  1. ^ "Internet sites join July 4 protest against U.S. surveillance". Reuters. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  2. ^ Swift, Jeffrey (2013). "Resisting the Robust: the Internet Defense League and the Potential of Networked Kairos". Currents in Electronic Literacy. Digital Writing and Research Lab at University of Texas at Austin.
  3. ^ Albanesius, Chloe (28 May 2012). "Internet Defense League Crafts 'Bat Signal' for the Web". PC Magazine. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  4. ^ Szaniszlo, Marie (5 July 2013). "NSA's surveillance program blasted by Hub demonstrators". The Boston Herald. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Gross, Grant (2 July 2013). "Civil rights groups plan July 4 protest against NSA surveillance". Computerworld. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  7. ^ Seidman, Andrew (19 July 2012). "Internet Coalition Vows to Stave Off Regulation". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 10 November 2021.