| The Day We Fight Back | |
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| Part of Reactions to global surveillance disclosures | |
 The banner of The Day We Fight Back | |
| Date | February 11, 2014 |
| Location | Online plus physical protests in various locals |
| Caused by | Snowden leaks, Global surveillance |
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| Methods | Website banners and various actions |
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| Lead figures | |
Planning:
Along with: Demand Progress, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Fight for the Future, Free Press organization, Reddit, Mozilla, and Boing Boing. | |
| Motto: The Day We Fight Back against mass surveillance thedaywefightback | |
The Day We Fight Back was a one-day global protest against mass surveillance by the US National Security Agency (NSA),[3][4] the UK GCHQ,[5][6][7] and the other Five Eyes partners involved in global surveillance.[6] The "digital protest" took place on February 11, 2014 with more than 6,000 participating websites,[3][4][8] which primarily took the form of webpage banner-advertisements that read, "Dear Internet, we're sick of complaining about the NSA. We want new laws that curtail online surveillance. Today we fight back."[9] Organizers hoped lawmakers would be made aware "that there's going to be ongoing public pressure until these reforms are instituted."[10]
The protest was announced on January 10, 2014, by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). Other early organizers included digital rights groups such as Fight for the Future, and Free Press, as well as social media website Reddit, Firefox producer Mozilla, collaborative blogging website Boing Boing, and populist advocacy group '"The Other 98%".[3][4]
According to the official website, the protest asked U.S. "legislators to oppose the FISA Improvements Act, support the USA Freedom Act, and enact protections for non-Americans."[11][12][needs update] Protest organizers said roughly 96,000 calls were placed to members of Congress and 555,000 "pro-privacy emails" were sent via the website.[13]
- ^ EFF (February 12, 2014). "Major thanks to our friends @sinak, @demandprogress, and @neutralthoughts [(Thomas Davis)]. #TheDayWeFightBack wouldn't have been possible without them". Twitter. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ^ "It's time to reform government surveillance laws".
- ^ a b c Gross, Grant (January 10, 2014). "Advocacy groups plan day of protest against NSA surveillance". PC World. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
- ^ a b c Brown, Eric (January 14, 2014). "Reddit, Mozilla And Others To Protest NSA Spying, Honor Aaron Swartz On 'The Day We Fight Back'". International Business Times. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
- ^ Solon, Olivia (February 11, 2014). "Don't Spy On Us: it's time to hold politicians to account for mass surveillance". Wired UK. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
CHwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Albanesius, Chloe. "The Day We Fight Back: What You Need to Know". PC Magazine. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
- ^ Sparkes, Matthew (February 11, 2014). "Reddit and Tumblr among websites protesting NSA surveillance". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Hillwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Siner, Emily. "The Internet Flexes Political Muscle With Anti-NSA Protest". NPR. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
- ^ "Today, February 11th, 2014 is The Day We Fight Back against mass surveillance". Retrieved February 11, 2014.
- ^ "Data Spying: Feb. 11 To Become "The Day We Fight Back"". Valuewalk.com. February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
- ^ Damon, Poeter. "The Day We Fight Back Generates Nearly 100K Calls To Congress". PC Magazine. Retrieved February 17, 2014.