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This is so insane are rights as humans are pretty much getting taken away
Come in France I'll welcome you guys
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
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The FCC just killed net neutrality: https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/14/16776154/fcc-net-neutrality-vote-results-rules-repealed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 ^^