I'm somewhat familiar with 501c3 rules. Ian's correct, it's not legal for
the Freenet project to officially have a political agenda.

Tor project is probably also in violation.
On Jun 25, 2016 2:57 PM, "Ximin Luo" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Ian Clarke:
> > Even more seriously, it may put us in violation of US law because we are
> a 501c3
> > non-profit, which are restricted in the political and lobbying
> activities they
> > can participate in while claiming 501c3 status.
>
> I don't see the banner now, but I would just like to point out that the
> Tor project is also a 501c3 non-profit and they are also protesting against
> Rule 41.
>
> https://blog.torproject.org/blog/day-action-stop-changes-rule-41
>
> I don't know the specific restrictions about lobbying though, so it
> *could* be the case that they're also in violation. But I think this is
> less likely.
>
> X
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