Aaron Swartz: How Grassroots Action Stopped SOPA
F2C2012 · Talk · 23 min · 2012 · YouTube title: F2C2012: Aaron Swartz keynote - "How we stopped SOPA"
Why it's here
HN shares it as an inspiring account of citizens changing Washington, especially after Swartz's death.
What it covers
Aaron Swartz's keynote at Freedom to Connect 2012 describing how ordinary people helped defeat the SOPA censorship bill. He recounts how the Senate unexpectedly united behind the bill and how grassroots action stopped it.