Platform Cooperativism Resource Library

Summary

The day after President Clinton signed the Communications Decency Act into law, John Perry Barlow fired back by writing a manifesto of his own. Widely copied over the Net, Barlow’s Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace has garnered intense feedback for the author, both from supporters and opponents. We reprint the full text of the piece here and urge you to join the fight against the CDA.

Added May 7, 2020