<s>
Fight	B-Application
for	I-Application
the	I-Application
Future	I-Application
(	O
often	O
abbreviated	O
fightfortheftr	O
or	O
FFTF	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
nonprofit	O
advocacy	O
group	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
of	O
digital	O
rights	O
founded	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
promote	O
causes	O
related	O
to	O
copyright	O
legislation	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
online	O
privacy	O
and	O
censorship	B-Application
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cheng	O
and	O
Wilson	O
were	O
previously	O
involved	O
in	O
Participatory	O
Culture	O
Foundation	O
,	O
a	O
nonprofit	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
of	O
free	B-Application
culture	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fight	B-Application
for	I-Application
the	I-Application
Future	I-Application
was	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
online	B-Application
protests	I-Application
against	O
the	O
Stop	B-Application
Online	I-Application
Piracy	I-Application
Act	I-Application
and	O
PROTECT	O
IP	O
Act	O
in	O
January	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Protests	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
concerns	O
that	O
the	O
bills	O
,	O
intended	O
to	O
provide	O
more	O
robust	O
responses	O
to	O
copyright	O
infringement	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
piracy	O
)	O
arising	O
outside	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
contained	O
measures	O
that	O
could	O
possibly	O
infringe	O
online	B-Application
freedom	I-Application
of	I-Application
speech	I-Application
,	O
websites	O
,	O
and	O
Internet	O
communities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	O
sites	O
like	O
Mozilla	O
,	O
Wikipedia	O
,	O
Google	O
,	O
Reddit	B-Application
,	O
Tumblr	O
,	O
and	O
Craigslist	O
blacked	O
out	O
much	O
of	O
their	O
homepage	O
and	O
directed	O
visitors	O
to	O
link	O
through	O
which	O
they	O
could	O
contact	O
lawmakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
online	B-Application
protests	I-Application
,	O
there	O
were	O
simultaneous	O
physical	O
demonstrations	O
in	O
several	O
U.S.	O
cities	O
,	O
including	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
,	O
San	O
Francisco	O
and	O
Seattle	O
,	O
and	O
separately	O
during	O
December	O
2011	O
a	O
mass	O
boycott	O
of	O
then	O
–	O
supporter	O
GoDaddy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fight	B-Application
for	I-Application
the	I-Application
Future	I-Application
created	O
the	O
Internet	O
Defense	O
League	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
coordinating	O
possible	O
future	O
protests	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
ones	O
it	O
helped	O
organize	O
in	O
January	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fight	B-Application
for	I-Application
the	I-Application
Future	I-Application
organized	O
The	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
Action	I-Application
to	I-Application
Save	I-Application
Net	I-Application
Neutrality	I-Application
on	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
to	O
advocate	O
for	O
net	O
neutrality	O
in	O
which	O
over	O
50,000	O
websites	O
and	O
apps	O
that	O
supported	O
net	O
neutrality	O
displayed	O
the	O
dreaded	O
"	O
spinning	O
wheel	O
"	O
of	O
a	O
stalled	O
connection	O
and	O
mimic	O
what	O
could	O
happen	O
if	O
the	O
FCC	O
rolled	O
back	O
the	O
rules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reddit	B-Application
,	O
Netflix	O
,	O
Spotify	O
,	O
4chan	O
,	O
Airbnb	O
,	O
Mozilla	O
,	O
OkCupid	O
,	O
Vimeo	O
,	O
Tinder	O
,	O
PornHub	O
,	O
Expedia	O
,	O
Imgur	O
,	O
and	O
Yelp	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
reports	O
of	O
NSA	O
mass	O
surveillance	O
,	O
Fight	B-Application
for	I-Application
the	I-Application
Future	I-Application
called	O
for	O
increased	O
privacy	O
protections	O
on	O
the	O
internet	O
to	O
decrease	O
the	O
efficiency	O
of	O
surveillance	O
efforts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
Fight	B-Application
for	I-Application
the	I-Application
Future	I-Application
crowdfunded	O
"	O
You	O
Betrayed	O
Us	O
"	O
billboards	O
in	O
the	O
districts	O
of	O
three	O
Republican	O
House	O
leaders	O
—	O
Representative	O
Marsha	O
Blackburn	O
of	O
Tennessee	O
,	O
who	O
heads	O
a	O
communications	O
subcommittee	O
;	O
Representative	O
Kevin	O
McCarthy	O
of	O
California	O
,	O
the	O
majority	O
leader	O
;	O
and	O
Speaker	O
Paul	O
D	O
.	O
Ryan	O
of	O
Wisconsin-who	O
had	O
voted	O
to	O
reverse	O
broadband	O
privacy	O
laws	O
enacted	O
by	O
the	O
Obama	O
FCC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2016	O
,	O
Fight	B-Application
for	I-Application
the	I-Application
Future	I-Application
teamed	O
up	O
with	O
musician	O
Tom	O
Morello	O
's	O
label	O
Firebrand	O
Records	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
Rock	O
Against	O
the	O
TPP	O
multi-city	O
tour	O
,	O
featuring	O
concerts	O
,	O
teach-ins	O
,	O
and	O
protests	O
of	O
the	O
Trans-Pacific	O
Partnership	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	O
David	O
Lowery	O
,	O
of	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Georgia	O
accused	O
Fight	B-Application
For	I-Application
The	I-Application
Future	I-Application
of	O
being	O
an	O
"	O
astroturf	O
"	O
organization	O
funded	O
by	O
Silicon	O
Valley	O
interests	O
disguised	O
as	O
a	O
grassroots	O
organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Federal	O
tax	O
documents	O
have	O
shown	O
large	O
donations	O
from	O
major	O
corporate	O
backers	O
including	O
Union	O
Square	O
Ventures	O
and	O
Yelp.com	B-Application
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
