#PDF12 Day One

Every year the Personal Democracy Media Team (@PDMTeam) organizes a mind blowing event dedicated to the importance of technology and its impact on politics today. This year was no exception and the result were once again amazing. Here is a summary of what happened this year at #PDF12.

  1. Day One: June 11th 2012

  2. THE INTERNET'S NEW POLITICAL POWER IN CONGRESS
  3. Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Darrel Issa in Conversation with Andrew Rasiej
  4. Listening to Senator Wyden & Rep. Issa. Surprising takeaway: net roots drive for a digital bill of rights. #pdf12
  5. Senator Ron Wyden: #SOPA activism was a big triumph of how citizen-driven networks can beat out the middlemen (in government) #pdf12
  6. #pdf12 "We need to create a Digital Bill of Rights" - Senator Ron Wyden .
  7. #pdf12 wish we could hear Members of Congress speak so frankly more often. Great opener from Sen Wyden and Rep Issa
  8. #PDF12 Sen. Ron Wyden need measurement which assures voice of networks protected. Need grassroots drive to create a digital bill of rights.
  9. Leslie Harris (@Leslie_ Harris): "From a Moment to a Movement: Sustaining Our New Power"
  10. RT @agolis: RT @SlaughterAM: Leslie Harris: too soon to tell whether SOPA/PIPA will generate a SUSTAINED open internet mvt. #pdf12 http://pic.twitter.com/CpIAZpiz
  11. Don't force open internet movment 2 play 'hunger games'. There has to be more $ on the table. Thanks for saying that @leslie_harris #PDF12
  12. Leslie Harris of CDT: '#SOPA shook Congress to its core' and set stage to create a more formal Net freedom movement #pdf12
  13. Getting past "nerd politics": @Leslie_Harris at #pdf12. Can we leave the Republic of Nerdistan and focus on issues for all internet users?
  14. When US stumbles on Internet freedom, whole world stumbles -@Leslie_Harris #pdf12
  15. NEW POLITICAL POWER? VIEWS FROM OUTSIDE THE HILL
  16. Susan Crawford (@SCrawford): "Captive Audience"
  17. Access to broadband must be equivalent of water, electricity -- basic utility for all Americans. It must be foundational. @scrawford #pdf12
  18. Susan Crawford #pdf12:Net connectivity is increasingly being priced only for those most able to pay, with no protections in sight
  19. Fave line so far from #pdf12: Susan Crawford's telling listeners to get out of "republic of nerdistan" to build a movement

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