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Declaration of Human Rights</a> in 1948.</em></p> <p>Here at EFF, we continue to fight for the right to free speech. Our latest campaign revolves around the legal rights of bloggers and citizen journalists.聽</p> <p><a href="https://www.eff.org/join"><img src="https://www.eff.org/files/blog_150x40.gif" alt="" title="" width="150" height="40" /></a></p> <p>EFF is a donor-funded nonprofit group of passionate people鈥攍awyers, technologists, volunteers, and visionaries - who depend on your support to continue successfully defending your digital rights. Litigation is particularly expensive; because two-thirds of our budget comes from individual donors, every contribution is critical to helping EFF fight 鈥攁nd win鈥攎ore cases.<strong></strong></p> <p><strong>You Have the Right to Blog Anonymously.</strong> EFF has fought for your right to speak anonymously on the Internet, establishing legal protections in several states and federal jurisdictions, and developing technologies to help you protect you identity. <a href="https://www.eff.org/donate">With your support</a>, EFF can continue to defend this right, conducting impact litigation to establish strict standards to unmask an anonymous critic in more jurisdictions.</p> <p><strong>You Have the Right to Keep Sources Confidential.</strong> In <a href="https://www.eff.org/cases/apple-v-does">Apple v. 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