<s>
Demand	B-Application
Progress	I-Application
is	O
an	O
internet	O
activist-related	O
entity	O
encompassing	O
a	O
501(c )	O
4	O
arm	O
sponsored	O
by	O
the	O
Sixteen	O
Thirty	O
Fund	O
and	O
a	O
501(c )	O
3	O
arm	O
sponsored	O
by	O
the	O
New	O
Venture	O
Fund	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
specializes	O
in	O
online-intensive	O
and	O
other	O
grassroots	O
activism	O
to	O
support	O
Internet	B-Application
freedom	I-Application
,	O
civil	O
liberties	O
,	O
transparency	O
,	O
and	O
human	O
rights	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
opposition	O
to	O
censorship	O
and	O
corporate	O
control	O
of	O
government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
organization	O
was	O
founded	O
through	O
a	O
petition	O
in	O
opposition	O
to	O
the	O
Combating	O
Online	O
Infringement	O
and	O
Counterfeits	O
Act	O
,	O
sparking	O
the	O
movement	O
that	O
eventually	O
defeated	O
COICA	O
's	O
successor	O
bills	O
,	O
the	O
Stop	B-Application
Online	I-Application
Piracy	I-Application
Act	I-Application
and	O
the	O
PROTECT	O
IP	O
Act	O
,	O
two	O
highly	O
controversial	O
pieces	O
of	O
United	O
States	O
legislation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Demand	B-Application
Progress	I-Application
has	O
been	O
involved	O
in	O
grassroots	O
and	O
direct	O
lobbying	O
campaigns	O
in	O
relation	O
to	O
the	O
following	O
efforts	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Demand	B-Application
Progress	I-Application
has	O
worked	O
on	O
various	O
projects	O
in	O
tandem	O
with	O
numerous	O
other	O
similar	O
organizations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Electronic	O
Frontier	O
Foundation	O
,	O
Center	O
for	O
Democracy	O
and	O
Technology	O
,	O
the	O
American	O
Civil	O
Liberties	O
Union	O
,	O
Fight	B-Application
for	I-Application
the	I-Application
Future	I-Application
,	O
et	O
al	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Trans-Pacific	O
Partnership	O
agreement	O
,	O
a	O
sweeping	O
trade	O
agreement	O
involving	O
many	O
countries	O
around	O
the	O
Pacific	B-Application
Rim	I-Application
is	O
being	O
negotiated	O
in	O
secret	O
as	O
of	O
July	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
COICA	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
descendants	O
PIPA	O
and	O
SOPA	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Motion	O
Picture	O
Association	O
of	O
America	O
and	O
United	O
States	O
Chamber	O
of	O
Commerce	O
have	O
stated	O
their	O
opposition	O
to	O
Demand	B-Application
Progress	I-Application
on	O
numerous	O
occasions	O
,	O
mainly	O
in	O
respect	O
to	O
their	O
stance	O
on	O
internet	B-Application
censorship	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Moon	O
,	O
Demand	B-Application
Progress	I-Application
 '	O
program	O
director	O
,	O
responded	O
to	O
their	O
statements	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
mere	O
existence	O
of	O
their	O
retort	O
was	O
proof	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
proponents	O
are	O
panicking.	O
"	O
</s>
