▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁bil led ▁by ▁organiz ers ▁as ▁the ▁" larg est ▁r ally ▁yet ▁to ▁protest ▁mass ▁surve ill ance ". ▁A ▁diverse ▁coal ition ▁of ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁advoc acy ▁groups ▁organized ▁the ▁event ▁and ▁attract ed ▁thousands ▁of ▁protest ers ▁calling ▁for ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁mass ▁surve ill ance . ▁Spe akers ▁included ▁former ▁governor ▁Gary ▁Johnson ▁and ▁NS A ▁wh ist leb lower ▁Thomas ▁Dra ke . ▁ ▁" The ▁Day ▁We ▁Fight ▁Back " ▁ ▁" The ▁Day ▁We ▁Fight ▁Back " ▁is ▁an ▁on going ▁protest ▁against ▁mass ▁surve ill ance ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Security ▁Agency ▁( NS A ) ▁scheduled ▁for ▁February ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁' day ▁of ▁action ' ▁primarily ▁took ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁webpage ▁b anner - ad vert is ements ▁ur ging ▁view ers ▁to ▁contact ▁their ▁law m akers ▁over ▁issues ▁surrounding ▁cy ber ▁surve ill ance ▁and ▁a ▁free ▁Internet . ▁By ▁February ▁ 1 0 , ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 , 7 0 0 ▁websites ▁and ▁organizations ▁had ▁signed ▁up ▁to ▁show ▁support ▁by ▁featuring ▁The ▁Day ▁We ▁a ▁Fight ▁Back ▁b anner ▁for ▁ 2 4 ▁hours . ▁ ▁As ▁February ▁ 1 1 ▁drew ▁to ▁a ▁close , ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁posted ▁a ▁blog ▁titled ▁" The ▁Day ▁the ▁Internet ▁Did n ' t ▁Fight ▁Back ," ▁reporting ▁that ▁" the ▁protest ▁on ▁T ues day ▁bare ly ▁registered .