Reddit, Mozilla, EFF to hold day of protest, activism in memory of Aaron Swartz
A broad coalition of well-known organizations announced today that it will stage an online protest against wide-ranging government surveillance of Internet users on 11 February, in memory of activist Aaron Swartz. ● Reddit, the Electronic Freedom Foundation, Free Press, Mozilla and several other organizations will urge people to contact lawmakers and put pressure on them to help end the NSA's aggressive information collection activities on the "Day of Action in Opposition to Mass Spying, Honoring Aaron Swartz and SOPA Blackout Anniversary." Free Press' Josh Levy said in a statement that mass movements of this type are critical to checking the surveillance programs.