Internet is now a major source of free information. It is unfortunate that while the United Nations has declared internet access as a basic human right; censoring content due to SOPA and PIPA will reverse this triumph
Right to internet access is not compatible with SOPA and PIPA. These blacklist legislations should be junked.
Vote Report PH has been a significant success as an effort to empower ordinary citizens with a means of monitoring the electoral exercises in the Philippines. It has utilized appropriate technologies to have a broad reach over the entire voting population. We aim to further develop the system to be more crowd sourcing-friendly, without compromising the report credibility through verification. In general, we seek to employ these technologies beyond the election process and into the progressive movement for social change.