The FCC will listen to you if you make a legal argument.
One argument you can make in your call or email is that the repeal of the existing rules of net neutrality is unconstitutional because allowing service providers to throttle or block sites, even if it is done transparently, paves the way for reducing and restricting free speech and free press. For example, Verizon could block independent news sites who give them bad coverage.
There are only two days until the vote. Don’t stop now!
🚨 The FCC plans to kill net neutrality on December 14 🚨
It’s real simple: ISP lobbyists are pushing the FCC to kill net neutrality so phone and cable companies can block apps, slow down websites, and charge fees to control what you see and do online.
Our only chance is congressional pressure and legislative action. But we need grassroots support. Tell your representatives that you support “Title 2” rules and ask for their help protecting a free and open internet.
Yes!!!!!! Guys, this is SO important! The end of net neutrality could mean the end of the internet as we know it–as a graphic designer, photographer and web designer whose main platform is the internet, I seriously FEAR for my future and all other small business owners, artists, and people who base their livelihood off of the internet if this passes… Not to mention the end of any online friendships, long distance relationship, and easy contact with loved ones. It will be the end of any form of a level playing field on the internet and that is NOT okay and seriously dangerous to our society that relies heavily on the digital world.
Everyone should make a call to their congresspeople and lawmakers and express your concerns! Sign all the petitions! Go to the protests! Tell your friends! Family! Post about it in your tumblr description, your twitter and instagram bios, share any post you see on facebook! Annoy the SHIT out of your followers and friends until they do something about it! Tell everyone you can! Net neutrality is SO important!!!!!!!!!! THEY ARE VOTING ON THIS ON DECEMBER 14TH, THAT IS ONLY 4 DAYS AWAY! BE ANNOYING AS HELL, DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN!!!!!!
and you haven’t done anything to fight for net neutrality, now is the time! We only have 5 days left to stop the government and the FFC. Please call and email people or else blogs like mine and many more will dissapear… Applying for jobs will be harder… Schools and libraries will be at harm… Globalization will be compromised in general, so please take the time to do something.
Last Wednesday, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced a proposal for new rules that would allow for a “ fast lane” of Internet traffic for content providers who are willing (and able) to pay a fee. [1] The proposal reverses the FCC’s previous commitment to net neutrality and open internet and allows ISP’s like Comcast or Verizon to slow down and censor services that don’t pay the toll.
We have to be totally honest, this situation is seriously grim. But there is still hope. The FCC already knows that the Internet community wants net neutrality, but they think they can put their spin on these new rules and sneak them through. If we can prove them wrong right now with a massive public outcry, we can literally save the Internet once again.
We need to stop the FCC now. Big business groups are already ramping up lobbying efforts with the FCC in swarms since Wednesday’s announcement in support of censoring the open Internet and to ensure this dangerous proposal moves forward. [2]
This is a critical moment. In the last few weeks more than 65,000 people have taken action with us. Can you help us get to 80,000 by the end of the day today?
we’re almost ¾ of the way there!! c’mon guys, every bit counts!
will it ever stop
fucking signal boost
IF YOU ARE NOT SIGNAL BOOSTING THIS YOU ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION.
IF THE U.S. FALLS TO THIS IT WILL OPEN OTHER DANGEROUS DOORS INTERNATIONALLY.
Start a civil war against the US government.
Signal boost for my us followers
I try to keep the things I reblog as blog/mun-centric as possible, but this is something I just can’t let slide.
I’ve been following this cause since last year. I’ve signed petitions, I’ve called representatives, I’ve been to protests, the whole nine yards.
This right here? This is not a joke. This is seriously happening, guys.
Remember the Wikipedia shutdown? That was to protest this right here. If you haven’t taken action against this yet, frankly, what is wrong with you? If this doesn’t get stopped, we’re going to lose the thing that brings us all together unless we shell out huge sums of cash to these corrupt bastards.
Do not just sit there and keep browsing.
Do not scroll past this.
Fight.
PLEASE!!
I love you all, and losing you would (more literally than you would like) kill me.
I ALREADY have enough problems with the internet as is.
Not to mention, my SCHOOL could be affected by this.
PLEASE don’t scroll past this.
I, personally, am signing a petition every day to get it through by representatives’ heads.
PLEASE do the same.
fffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuckkk
SHOW THESE IGNORANT PEOPLE AT THE FCC THAT WHAT THEYRE DOING IS WRONG
And I’m not putting this in the tags, but I feel sick with rage and fear of losing contact with all you guys here and elsewhere because some assholes at the fcc want to take away our internet WHICH KEEPS US CONNECTED, EDUCATED, MAPPED TO OUR DESTINATIONS, CONNECTED TO EMERGENCY HELP LINES, EVERYTHING!
I greatly appreciate everyone’s dedication to trying to keep net neutrality. But a reminder, if you all spam the FCC members with the same message, they WILL think that you are just a bot and probably ignore you. Make your message unique. Tell the. why YOU personally believe in net neutrality. Don’t be a hive mind, because that’s exactly what the people with the power want.
I’ve heard talk about the vote being delayed and upon looking it up online, it doesn’t seem like the FCC, or at least Pai, doesn’t planning on doing that.
So I wouldn’t expect any changes to the schedule.
Let’s keep making calls to our senators and congressman, everyone.
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