<s>
The	O
Global	B-Application
Network	I-Application
Initiative	I-Application
(	O
GNI	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
non-governmental	O
organization	O
with	O
the	O
dual	O
goals	O
of	O
preventing	O
Internet	B-Application
censorship	I-Application
by	O
authoritarian	O
governments	O
and	O
protecting	O
the	O
Internet	O
privacy	O
rights	O
of	O
individuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
Global	B-Application
Network	I-Application
Initiative	I-Application
(	O
GNI	O
)	O
was	O
founded	O
upon	O
its	O
"	O
Principles	O
of	O
Freedom	O
of	O
Expression	O
and	O
Privacy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collaboration	O
among	O
stakeholders	O
is	O
key	O
to	O
the	O
goals	O
of	O
the	O
Global	B-Application
Network	I-Application
Initiative	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Global	B-Application
Network	I-Application
Initiative	I-Application
requires	O
participating	O
companies	O
to	O
integrate	O
their	O
principles	O
deeply	O
into	O
their	O
decision-making	O
and	O
culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GNI	O
's	O
founding	O
companies	O
include	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
Yahoo	B-Application
(	O
now	O
Oath	O
Inc	O
.	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facebook	B-Application
joined	O
GNI	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
