body (VTW) A non-profit organisation based in New York,

founded by Shabbir J. Safdar to protect the rights of

Internet users. The VTW has actively opposed regulation of

encryption and restrictions on Internet free speech. VTW

created the animated "Free Speech" fireworks icon that has

been displayed on many web pages since June 12, 1996, the day

that a three-judge panel in Philadelphia ruled the CDA

unconstitutional.