Demand Progress organization
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Demand Progress is a progressive advocacy organization co-founded by Aaron Swartz that focuses on issues like internet freedom, civil liberties, and government reform.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Demand Progress | 1 |
| Demand Progress organization canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2313813 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Demand Progress organization Context triple: [Aaron Swartz, notableWork, Demand Progress organization]
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A.
Center for Civic Engagement
The Center for Civic Engagement is a Bard College initiative that promotes public service, community partnerships, and experiential learning to connect students and faculty with real-world civic and social issues.
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B.
Social Justice Fund
Social Justice Fund is a philanthropic initiative focused on advancing racial and social equity, created by billionaire investor and activist Clara Wu Tsai.
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C.
Coalition for Change
Coalition for Change was a center-right political alliance in Chile that supported Sebastián Piñera and other conservative and liberal parties in national elections.
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D.
Center for American Progress
The Center for American Progress is a prominent progressive public policy research and advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C., influential in shaping Democratic and liberal policy agendas in the United States.
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E.
Movement for Democratic Change
The Movement for Democratic Change is a major Zimbabwean opposition political party formed in 1999 to challenge the long-ruling ZANU–PF and advocate for democratic reforms and human rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Demand Progress organization Target entity description: Demand Progress is a progressive advocacy organization co-founded by Aaron Swartz that focuses on issues like internet freedom, civil liberties, and government reform.
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A.
Center for Civic Engagement
The Center for Civic Engagement is a Bard College initiative that promotes public service, community partnerships, and experiential learning to connect students and faculty with real-world civic and social issues.
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B.
Social Justice Fund
Social Justice Fund is a philanthropic initiative focused on advancing racial and social equity, created by billionaire investor and activist Clara Wu Tsai.
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C.
Coalition for Change
Coalition for Change was a center-right political alliance in Chile that supported Sebastián Piñera and other conservative and liberal parties in national elections.
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D.
Center for American Progress
The Center for American Progress is a prominent progressive public policy research and advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C., influential in shaping Democratic and liberal policy agendas in the United States.
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E.
Movement for Democratic Change
The Movement for Democratic Change is a major Zimbabwean opposition political party formed in 1999 to challenge the long-ruling ZANU–PF and advocate for democratic reforms and human rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
advocacy organization
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nonprofit organization ⓘ progressive organization ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
civil liberties in the digital age
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open government ⓘ reform of surveillance laws ⓘ stronger privacy protections ⓘ |
| areaServed |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| campaignType |
grassroots organizing
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online campaigns ⓘ |
| coFounder |
Aaron Swartz
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David Segal ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focusesOn |
civil liberties
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digital rights ⓘ government reform ⓘ internet freedom ⓘ net neutrality ⓘ open internet ⓘ surveillance reform ⓘ transparency in government ⓘ whistleblower protections ⓘ |
| hasKeyPerson | David Segal ⓘ |
| ideology | progressivism ⓘ |
| notableCampaign |
PROTECT IP Act opposition
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Stop Online Piracy Act opposition ⓘ |
| opposes |
corporate control of the internet
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mass surveillance ⓘ online censorship ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
coverage related to Aaron Swartz’s activism
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news articles about internet activism ⓘ |
| uses |
email petitions
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online petitions ⓘ social media campaigns ⓘ |
| website | https://demandprogress.org/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Demand Progress organization Description of subject: Demand Progress is a progressive advocacy organization co-founded by Aaron Swartz that focuses on issues like internet freedom, civil liberties, and government reform.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Demand Progress