A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace

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"A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace" is a landmark manifesto written by John Perry Barlow in February 1996. Barlow, a co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), wrote this declaration as a response to the increasing governmental regulation and control of the internet and digital spaces. In the declaration, Barlow proclaims cyberspace as a new realm that operates independently of physical governments and their laws.

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