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This section is more than just the connection with his death. It also talks about the announcement of the day we fight back. |
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The Day We Fight Back was announced on January 10, 2014.<ref name="MintPress News" /> It has been organized by [[David Segal (politician)|David Segal]], a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[Rhode Island House of Representatives]] and the executive director of [[Demand Progress]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.inc.com/will-yakowicz/internet-group-organizes-protest-against-nsa-spying.html|title=Internet Activists Are Rallying Businesses to Protest NSA Spying|publisher=[[Inc.com]]|first=Will|last=Yakowicz|date=February 3, 2014}}</ref> Other groups involved in its promotion include digital rights groups such as the [[Electronic Frontier Foundation]], [[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%.<ref name="PCWorld" /><ref name="MintPress News" /><ref name="International Business Times" />
February 11, 2014, the date the protest is scheduled, is a month after the one-year anniversary of the suicide of [[Aaron Swartz]], the founder of [[Demand Progress]].<ref name="PCWorld" /><ref name="MintPress News" /><ref name="International Business Times" /> At the time of Swartz's death he was being prosecuted with fraud for downloading and distributing research articles from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.<ref name="PCWorld" /><ref name="International Business Times" />
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The protest was promoted in a trailer for an upcoming documentary about Swartz, titled ''The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz''. The trailer encouraged viewers to "join the fight against mass suspicionless surveillance" on February 11.<ref name="huffpost20140111">{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/11/aaron-swartz-documentary_n_4578257.html |title=Aaron Swartz Documentary Clip Reveals Activist's Thoughts On NSA, Pushes Day Of Action |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |first=Joanna |last=Zelman |date=January 11, 2014 |accessdate=January 15, 2014}}</ref>
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