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net neutrality

chey December 15, 2017 1:25 am

Since I saw a lot of people on here who are a lil confused or worried about it I'll drop a few links and such:

What is net neutrality?
- https://www.savetheinternet.com/net-neutrality-what-you-need-know-now

What is the repeal and what does it mean?
- The FCC just killed net neutrality: https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/14/16776154/fcc-net-neutrality-vote-results-rules-repealed
- Watch the Democratic FCC commissioners deliver fiery dissenting statements on net neutrality repeal: https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/14/16778392/watch-fcc-democrats-net-neutrality-dissent-statements
- Read FCC chairman Ajit Pai’s statement on killing net neutrality: https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/14/16777626/ajit-pai-net-neutrality-speech
- Ajit Pai just handed Republicans a bag of sh*t: https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/14/16777500/ajit-pai-net-neutrality-republican-politics-whoops

How can you try and stop the repeal of net neutrality?
- go here: https://www.battleforthenet.com/ and enter your email to send a pre-written letter to congress. this website also gives you information on how to call your state's congress member, or contact them on twitter!
- How to call congress: https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/12/16767298/net-neutrality-how-to-call-congress

Other various information:
- What public libraries will lose without net neutrality: https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/14/16772582/public-libraries-net-neutrality-broadband-access-first-amendment
- The FCC’s own chief technology officer emailed concerns about net neutrality repeal plan: https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/14/16776294/fcc-cto-net-neutrality-repeal-email

For those people who aren't part of the US and think that this won't affect them at all, please look here: https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/23/16693840/net-neutrality-us-fcc-global-effect

There's lots of other articles floating around, but The Verge has a storystream for this whole thing. You can keep an eye on it here: https://www.theverge.com/2012/5/10/3011302/net-neutrality

I hope these articles can clear up some of the confusion floating around ^^

Responses
    ╰☆╮D╰☆╮ December 15, 2017 2:28 am

    This is so insane are rights as humans are pretty much getting taken away

    Miyo December 15, 2017 9:24 pm

    Come in France I'll welcome you guys

    Skyx December 15, 2017 9:30 pm

    I'M SO WORRIED ABOUT THIS.

    I'm not from the States and now I get how serious this actually is

    what can I do ? :( I really want to help but I don't know how TTwTT