<s>
The	O
Alternative	B-Application
Informatics	I-Application
Association	I-Application
(	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
Istanbul-based	O
civil	O
society	O
organization	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
issues	O
of	O
media	O
literacy	O
,	O
Internet	B-Application
censorship	I-Application
,	O
and	O
mass	O
surveillance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
association	O
organizes	O
conferences	O
,	O
workshops	O
,	O
publishes	O
e-books	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
contributes	O
to	O
the	O
organization	O
of	O
online	O
and	O
offline	O
campaigns	O
against	O
internet	B-Application
censorship	I-Application
,	O
mass	O
surveillance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Members	O
of	O
the	O
association	O
were	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
organization	O
committee	O
of	O
Turkey	O
's	O
largest	O
street	O
protests	O
against	O
Internet	B-Application
censorship	I-Application
which	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
July	O
2010	O
in	O
Istanbul	O
and	O
May	O
2011	O
with	O
demonstrations	O
in	O
30	O
cities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Alternative	B-Application
Informatics	I-Application
Association	I-Application
organizes	O
the	O
annual	O
which	O
has	O
brought	O
together	O
academics	O
,	O
activists	O
and	O
journalists	O
to	O
discuss	O
threats	O
against	O
digital	O
freedom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternative	B-Application
Informatics	I-Application
Association	I-Application
gained	O
its	O
official	O
status	O
on	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
December	O
31	O
,	O
2010	O
:	O
Alternative	B-Application
Informatics	I-Application
Association	I-Application
gained	O
its	O
official	O
status	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
September	O
17	O
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Censorship	I-Application
,	O
EMO	O
Samsun	O
,	O
</s>
