doi:10.7916/a4rv-9218Oral history interview with Tiffiniy Cheng, 2022Cheng, Tiffiniyoral historiesmixed materialPresidents--United StatesNetwork neutrality--United StatesData protection--United StatesPrivacy, Right of--United StatesInternet--Law and legislation--United StatesInternet--Political aspectsElectronic surveillance--Law and legislation--United StatesWiretapping--Government policy--United StatesCivil rights--United StatesLeaks (Disclosure of information)--United StatesWhistle blowing--United StatesCheng, TiffiniyObama, BarackUnited StatesTelecommunications Act of 1996Tiffiniy Cheng reflects on her activism during the years of the Obama presidency, with a particular focus on her advocacy for digital rights, online privacy, and internet freedom. Cheng outlines her development as an activist, remembers the excitement around the political potential of the internet, and describes her activities around the time of Obama's election in 2008. Cheng co-founded Fight for the Future in 2011, and she provides details about the group's role in notable protest actions and activities, including the organization of American Censorship Day in 2011 in opposition to the Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA). Cheng also describes her engagement with Obama administration officials surrounding the areas of her focus, and she recounts her advocacy for the classification of internet service providers as Title II common carrier services under the Telecommunications Act of 1996 in pursuit of net neutrality, which Obama publicly supported through a video announcement in November 2014. Also discussed are Fight for the Future's use of agency public comment procedures; the group's discussions with large internet companies and social networks; Cheng's work as a get-out-the-vote field director in Missouri for the Obama 2008 campaign; the Edward Snowden revelations about government surveillance programs; the FBI-Apple encryption dispute following the December 2015 terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California; and the Obama administration's treatment of journalists and whistleblowers