The Charity

[Dire Dire Cocks]

they hate us

I mean some of the loudly outspoken users (faggots and 'cordtroons spamming shitty bait threads) seethe about us sometimes but the userbase is mostly fine with us. Hell, one of the most replied-to threads in recent times (700+) was a post on here exposing a infamous Discord CP spammer.

hey have an issue with cp?

That was mostly a huge problem during the days when kuz was the owner, but that's because kuz was a Discord using pedophile named Carter from Flordia LARPing as a KGB agent so he could ignore and allow it.
Froot, on the other hand, has clamped down on it to the point where previously-allowed "ironic pedophilia jokes" (such as a soyjak variant named "Soylita") get you banned on sight.

 

[Cuckoman]

Board members can be compensated but you need a budget for it.

Elon Musk. He is (sometimes) free speech and loves drama.
He is rich so he does not need money so the drama itself will be ample pay.

 

[Null]

Elon Musk. He is (sometimes) free speech and loves drama.
He is rich so he does not need money so the drama itself will be ample pay.

this doesn't work like a military draft.

 

[888Flux]

This is a crazy idea, but have you ever hit up Vincent Canfield, owner of cock.li? He's been a victim of the poz before, seems to lean pretty libertarian, has a public page that contains the word nigga, has hosting experience, and is probably already on most of the same shitlists that you are.

He's not just the owner of cock.li, he's the owner of OvO Systems LtD which is a free speech web hosting provider hosted in Romania with it's own address space. This would be the go to guy to get in contact with.

OvO is a global collective of service providers and provided services. Its members share knowledge, resources, and support with the aim of building sustainable, independent online businesses.

https://myip.ms/view/ip_owners/1243043/Ovo_Systems_Ltd.html

his twitter DMs are open, it looks like

https://twitter.com/gexcolo

 

[Nekoi.Inukuma.00]

It's going to sound completely retarded, but if we're just throwing random ideas out there: James O'Keefe III [formally] of Project Veritas. Dude has some experience getting fucked by the authorities, getting fucked out of his non-profit, has a knack for digging dirt, and is already hated by the same types of people who hate the farms. If nothing else, the lessons learned from his non-profit experience would probably be worth a meeting.

Actually, due to his specific experience, I would be wary of people already in the "non-profit C-suite" world... they might be able to bring in the donors, but will absolutely fuck you over under the proper pressure/for the proper price. Maintain that presence on the board so at least you can be a speedbump to a hostile takeover.


Also, I'll second the idea of not trying to draft Louis Rossman, for the reasons stated above: he's got his own thing, and this association might hurt his important right-to-repair work. However, that doesn't mean you shouldn't reach out for help/advice, as he seems to be doing a halfway decent job navigating that transition to running a non-profit org. I can see some overlap in the general hatred for how the technology sector / Internet is run by soulless corpos these days.

With FUTO supporting "Free as in Freedom" open source software / alternative apps like Grayjay... well, there could be some cross promotional opportunities for supporting Sneedforo and KiwiFlare development.

 

[mindlessobserver]

It's going to sound completely retarded, but if we're just throwing random ideas out there: James O'Keefe III [formally] of Project Veritas. Dude has some experience getting fucked by the authorities, getting fucked out of his non-profit, has a knack for digging dirt, and is already hated by the same types of people who hate the farms. If nothing else, the lessons learned from his non-profit experience would probably be worth a meeting.

Actually, due to his specific experience, I would be wary of people already in the "non-profit C-suite" world... they might be able to bring in the donors, but will absolutely fuck you over under the proper pressure/for the proper price. Maintain that presence on the board so at least you can be a speedbump to a hostile takeover.


Also, I'll second the idea of not trying to draft Louis Rossman, for the reasons stated above: he's got his own thing, and this association might hurt his important right-to-repair work. However, that doesn't mean you shouldn't reach out for help/advice, as he seems to be doing a halfway decent job navigating that transition to running a non-profit org. I can see some overlap in the general hatred for how the technology sector / Internet is run by soulless corpos these days.

With FUTO supporting "Free as in Freedom" open source software / alternative apps like Grayjay... well, there could be some cross promotional opportunities for supporting Sneedforo and KiwiFlare development.

O'Keefe is also an Alpha Chad who doesn't play well with others. Organizations like this need clear delineation of authority and responsibility with no grand standing or drama. Drama always ends in tears. And lawsuits. On that note Nool, make sure the covenants and wat not forming the organization are clear on that sort of stuff, and on how the organization can end its existence. Anything left open ended is an exploit waiting for the most Abrahamic Lawyer imaginable to blow a Rams horn and bring down the walls.

What happened to O'Keefe with Veritas is actually instructive on the pitfalls with these sorts of organizations. The last thing you want is your own board to "fire" you, and then turn the charity into a "Responsible Organization".

 

[Joe Cool]

Embrace your inner feminist and put a TERF on your board. Protecting women is something most sane people wouldn't have any objection to and there's some overlap with their cause and opposing censorship.

 

[geckogoy]

this doesn't work like a military draft.

Are you just looking for some random to volunteer?

 

[Tetragrammaton]

so once this thing gets off the ground will other members be needed? or is the plan to keep things generally small?

 

[Shigbeard]

A charity organization dedicated to fighting network level censorship? Fuck, where do I sign up.

EDIT: will happily name myself, dont care what attention that brings me, my boss doesn't care he knows im highly opinionated and im not in a corporate structure, like fuck we literally have memes printed out calling out fellow staff members as "niggas" in plain sight, nobody fucking cares from the top down.

and yeah, looks like im inactive, i'm just regularly reminded that this site exists and is being supressed by twitter users and when im reminded of that my blood boils.

 

[DogZero]

Hello, I would be willing to fufill this role as a public member of a charity dedicated to independent internet infrastructure and the principle that US legal content has a right to be hosted within the US.

I have a Juris Doctorate from a top 25 US law school where I wrote my final year dissertation specifically about section 230, the abuse of the DMCA system and the phenomenon of false dmca claims referring explicitly to examples on this site and others. My recommendation in the paper was a reform of 230 in a very particular part of language dealing with the standard of care for false claims. My current thinking on this topic is evolving. I can provide this paper in dms if requested.

Despite having a JD I am not a member of any state’s bar because I am currently trying to move and establish a homestead in a state apart from where I went to school. This is to say I am between jobs. It is also to say I am not currently a lawyer. (But I am capable of taking the bar not just where I plan to move but elsewhere)

I have 3 years experience working for one of the most prolific district attorneys offices in America and half a year working bankruptcies .

I have basic knowledge of internet infrastructure mostly learned from hosting silly websites for myself and my friends who own physical servers in their closets and following the struggles of this site. I am not an expert on this technical aspect. I have a strong network of irl friends who are dedicated to this cause and are interested in helping me.

I also have extensive experience in writing, and have written a novel length project should this project require regular writing contributions like the EFF. I can provide samples in form of both prose and more academic writing.

I have never had a twitter account or a facebook, or any other major social media other than the youtube channel I randomly post recordings on. I do not need to be paid and money is not any urgent issue. I am financially independent. My family is financially independent.

Based on this thread I am not sure where between internet specific hyper competent celebrity and literal rando you are on this project. If by chance I am close to your current candidate field send me a message if you want my official resume.

 

[AIM Henchman]

Society for the Notion of Enhanced Digital Equity, or SNEDE.

 

[Overly Serious]

There have been some posts by people who look like they have more relevant experience but in case those don't pan out I would potentially step forward. This is contingent on the part about it being okay if I'm not American.

I have a long background in IT and some understanding of infrastructure, though its been a while since I've been hands-on. That's okay as you have someone in mind for the CTO aspect but it's good to have a background and understanding anyway. I don't have a background in copyright but I'm a quick study and can be pretty motivated. Over the years I've dipped in and out of activism on this front such as the Open Rights Group. What I can mainly offer is someone who is mature (read old), quick learner and organised and has decent presentation and communication skills and agrees with the principles of free speech and pushing back against the locking down of the Internet by entrenched interests. In terms of existing public profile I have almost none, currently. For better or worse.

As said, I can see there are some very strong looking other volunteers but if you are still looking or if you need someone to assist with organisational or communication aspects (for example), feel free to contact me.

 

[That Chris Guy]

Sorry Josh. The only outstanding experience I have is in playing vidya, offending soft-skinned faggots and spelling. I'm sure they will prove useful some other day.

 

[Nate Higgers]

I can’t offer shit but I’m willing to offer meager financial support when this is up and running, for what that’s worth

 

[sperginity]

Embrace your inner feminist and put a TERF on your board. Protecting women is something most sane people wouldn't have any objection to and there's some overlap with their cause and opposing censorship.

in Industrial Society and Its Future, ted kaczynski warns against allying yourself with leftists in activism, because they have no real principles and fuck up most things they are involved with as a result. In my experience, he is right. TERF circles are rife with infighting over the dumbest shit because of the impulses he describes in the manifesto. they got lapped by matt walsh, ffs.

 

[AnOminous]

in Industrial Society and Its Future, ted kaczynski warns against allying yourself with leftists in activism, because they have no real principles and fuck up most things they are involved with as a result. In my experience, he is right. TERF circles are rife with infighting over the dumbest shit because of the impulses he describes in the manifesto. they got lapped by matt walsh, ffs.

This reminds me particularly of anti-Iraq War protests involving RCP (Avakian's Revolutionary Communist Party) affiliated activists. The thing is these cunts are super motivated and actually organize things well like busing people to protests and showing up en masse. That part is why everyone puts up with them. If you ever engaged in any form of political activism, you have encountered these cocksuckers as either allies or enemies.

But then whenever the protest actually got underway you'd have these fucks start turning it into ranting about Palestine and Israelis. Motherfuckers we get our donations from Jews. Quit pissing them off. And it's literally anything. Israel could have absolutely nothing to do with it and somehow they'd be trying to hijack it and turn it into some Israel shit.

And not to belabor the point too much but there are often conservative as well as liberal reasons for opposing things like optional wars, and leftists have a habit of driving off people in agreement with your general principle even if they're coming at it from a different point of view. Uncle Ted had a point, as he usually did.

 

[Null]

I have received two commitments from attorneys to join me in forming a nonprofit lobbying group. I hope to incorporate before the first of the new year.

My legislative priorities are as follows:

• Fair access to financial services.
• Depoliticizing Internet service providers.
• Consumer privacy laws and the end of marketing data aggregation.
• Defanging copyright as a weapon against critical speech, and adding more burden to submitting a takedown request using the DMCA.

In that order of priority.

 

[mindlessobserver]

God speed dear leader.

Defanging copyright as a weapon against critical speech, and adding more burden to submitting a takedown request using the DMCA.

I've actually thought quite a bit about this. In order bring labor disputes and civil rights lawsuits (like Gina Carano's current lawsuit against Disney) there is a procedural hurdle required. You have to receive permission from the labor relations board of the State you are in that all potential remedies are exhausted. Bringing a DMCA should include such a hurdle. Before you can file a strike, you need to obtain the approval of the Copyright Office.

Sure, it would be very pro-forma, but even the extra filtration layer of having to go through the Copyright Office before you get Youtube to strike down a video would probably stop 90% of DMCA trolls. Even better, since the Copyright Office is a government agency, your opening effort is public record. That said, I am sure the attorneys you are signing up with will do way better then my random musings on the issue. Good luck!

 

[Caesar]

Interesting development. Worth a community happening don't you think, @Null?