"Less than a week after Congress introduced Fast Track / Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation, thousands of websites and tens of thousands of Internet users have united against it, citing… dangerous provisions in agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) that undermine freedom of speech on the Web," Fight for the Future announced in a press release on Thursday.
We just broke 5,000 sites now participating in the #InternetVote protest against #FastTrack for #TPP less than 1 week after bill introduced.
— Fight for the Future (@fightfortheftr) 23 апреля 2015
More than 2,354 websites and tech companies joined an "emergency action" on Thursday, calling on Internet users to contact their congressmen to tell them to oppose the agreement, the release said.
On Wednesday, demonstrators from the Stop Fast-Track movement rallied outside US Congress to oppose legislation that would allow US President Barack Obama to direct free-trade negotiations with foreign countries and to finalize agreements like the TPP with minimal input from Congress.
On Thursday, US Senator Sherodd Brown said that NAFTA-style deals like TPP hurt American workers and only benefit large corporations. Proponents of TPP argue that the trade deal will boost job growth and expand US exports.
Why @RonWyden has it wrong on #FastTrack & #TPP, via @EFF: https://t.co/bifz0Efujw #NoFastTrack #copyright #ISDS pic.twitter.com/f0SvS3R8If
— Global Trade Watch (@PCGTW) 24 апреля 2015
URGENT! Join the #InternetVote today to stop #FastTrack and Internet censorship! http://t.co/q5smtS5yG3 | @idltweets pic.twitter.com/ALMgiaoZLt
— Khaled Abol Naga (@kalnaga) 23 апреля 2015
