Net Neutrality

kf-tea:

kalkiedoodles:

alicerosesvanilla:

For those of you who don’t know what net neutrality is:

“Net
neutrality is the principle that Internet service providers and
governments regulating most of the Internet must treat all data on the
Internet the same, and not discriminate or charge deferentially by
user, content, website, platform, application, type of attached
equipment, or method of communication.” – Wikipedia. 

TL:DR It’s the internet’s deceleration of independence.

This git person of ill dispute:  

Trump’s FCC chairman, Ajit Pai, wants to take Net Neutrality away from YOU by DECEMBER. once it’s gone it WILL NOT COME BACK. I should not have to explain to you why this has to be stopped. 

cr1tikal put it best: “You’ll basically be buying loot boxes from your ISP. The internet will have have loot boxes where you pay more for certain websites and you’ll be buying packages that come with a random assortment of websites.”

That’s just the beginning. 

Without the internet many of us would have never had the opportunity to meet and express ideas. YOUR free speech is on the line here and if we cross that line I fear for our futures. Many of us only know our histories because of the internet, we must refuse to let ourselves be erased again. 

WHAT CAN I DO?

Simple. Do what y’all did to EA, the public outcry and rage against the lootbox and gambling systems had EA back peddling. Apply that to stopping the FCC and we wont loose Net Neutrality. Remember governments exist to serve the people, not the other way. Not banks, not corporations.

• Verizons plan to break the internet. (link)
• SEND YOUR THOUGHTS TO THE FCC HERE (link)
• 
  Net Neutrality Violations: A Brief History
  (link)
• Call / tweet / facebook / write to your state representatives. 
• Spread what Net Neutrality is so more people know what is on the line.
• Utilise social media (@ajitpaiFCC,)  

have to put this on my main blog because this kind of thing is a threatening menace to everybody who needs the Internet to survive.

For people with a full time job/anxiety like me, I highly recommend texting ResistBot. It’s free (texting charges may apply and all that), but you literally text “RESIST” to the number 50409 and it helps you send letters to your state representatives step by step. I sent out letters to all of the California house representatives and Governor yesterday – and it formats it for you. Please, don’t let us lose net neutrality.