Description: Fight for the Future is a U.S.-based digital rights advocacy organization founded in 2011 that organizes online campaigns and public actions to protect internet freedom. Its mission is to defend privacy, net neutrality, free expression, and democratic control of technology and to oppose mass surveillance, discriminatory automated systems (including facial recognition), and legislation or corporate practices that limit an open Internet. Type: 501(c)(4) non-profit advocacy organization (with a sister 501(c)(3) education fund) Policies: Advocates for net neutrality, strong encryption and platform privacy protections, limits on government and corporate surveillance, bans or restrictions on law enforcement use of facial recognition, opposition to overly broad copyright enforcement laws, and policies that promote transparency, accountability, and democratic oversight of technology. Funding: Primarily funded by small-dollar individual donations, grants from progressive foundations and philanthropic supporters, occasional high-dollar donors and in-kind contributions; operates alongside a tax-deductible 501(c)(3) education fund for charitable giving. Affiliates: Co‑founders Tiffiniy Cheng and Holmes Wilson; sister organization Fight for the Future Education Fund; frequent partners on campaigns include Demand Progress, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Free Press and People’s Tech Project; public supporters have included artists and influencers such as Tom Morello and Evangeline Lilly.
