Republican Party Adopts Internet Freedom as its Own

In a sign of the Internet's growing importance in the political world, the Republican Party's official 2012 platform includes an entire section dedicated to protecting Internet freedom.

The language was included after a push from tech-savvy Republicans including Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), a main opponent of SOPA, and from outside groups. Some Democrats are also pushing for their own party platform, which will be revealed shortly, to include language on Internet freedom.

"This is a big victory for the Internet: lawmakers abiding by this language would have opposed both SOPA and CISPA," said David Segal, executive director of Demand Progress, a progressive political action committ…
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