That’s what is going to happen if we let Ajit Pai, the FCC chairman, go through with repealing Title II (AKA Net Neutrality).
Simply put, without Net Neutrality, Internet Service Providers like Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T will be able to “bundle” websites much like cable ON TOP OF paying for internet connection. “Want access to Netflix AND Tumblr? Get the Entertainment Package! $40 a month. What about Amazon and Ebay? Add an extra $20 a month to get the Shopping Package.”
Not only will they be able to bundle websites and charge more, they will also be able to censor and block websites that they don’t agree with entirely.
THIS WILL BE THE END OF INTERNET AS WE KNOW IT.
For business owners, it will be even worse. Ex: Comcast will ask Amazon to pay high fees to be available in a low-cost package, fees that websites like Poshmark or Etsy will not be able to pay. Therefore, only Fortune 500’s will be available to web users at a low cost. Say goodbye to Etsy (unless you’re willing to shell out $70 a month for the “All-Inclusive” package).
To learn about Net Neutrality, why it’s important, and/or want tools to help you fight for Net Neutrality, visit BattleForTheNet (https://www.battleforthenet.com)
There are five people deciding the future of the internet, three men (Rep) and two women (Dem). The two women have come out as No votes. We need only to convince ONE of the other members to flip to a NO vote to save Net Neutrality.
There are many ways you can help:
WHAT TO DO IF YOU’RE A LAZY TUMBLR USER WITH ANXIETY WHO TRIES TO HELP WITH JUST REBLOGS / LIKES:
Here are 2 petitions to sign, one international and one exclusively US.
International: https://www.savetheinternet.com/sti-home
US: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/do-not-repeal-net-neutrality
(After you sign make sure to verify via email, it may take up to 30 mins to receive the email).
Text “resist” to 504-09. It’s a bot that will send a formal email, fax, and letter to your representatives. It also finds your representatives for you. All you have to do is text it and it holds your hand the whole way.
HERE ARE MORE STRAIGHTFORWARD ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE:
These are the emails of the 5 people on the FCC roster.
Blow up their inboxes!
Ajit Pai - Ajit.Pai@fcc.gov
Mignon Clyburn - Mignon.Clyburn@fcc.gov
Michael O'Rielly - Mike.O'Rielly@fcc.gov
Brendan Carr - Brendan.Carr@fcc.gov
Jessica Rosenworcel - Jessica.Rosenworcel@fcc.gov
You can support groups like the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the ACLU and Free Press who are fighting to keep Net Neutrality:
• https://www.eff.org/
• https://www.aclu.org/
• https://www.freepress.net/
• https://www.fightforthefuture.org/
• https://www.publicknowledge.org/
• https://www.demandprogress.org/
Set them as your charity on Amazon Smile here (https://smile.amazon.com/)
Write to your House Representative here
(http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/)
And Senators here: https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?OrderBy=state)
Write to the FCC here (https://www.fcc.gov/about/contact)
Add a comment to the repeal here (https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/filings?proceedings_name=17-108&sort=date_disseminated,DESC)
Here’s an easier URL you can use thanks to John Oliver (http://www.gofccyourself.com)
Also check this out, which was made by the EFF and is a low transaction cost tool for writing all your reps in one fell swoop.
(https://democracy.io/#!/)
Most importantly, VOTE. This should not be something that is so clearly split between the political parties as it affects all Americans, but unfortunately it is.
PLEASE HELP SAVE OUR INTERNET!
aries- all time low
taurus- my chemical romance
gemini- asking alexandria
cancer- sleeping with sirens
leo- bullet for my valentine
virgo- mayday parade
libra- panic! at the disco
scorpio- taking back sunday
sagittarius- fall out boy
capricorn- pierce the veil
aquarius- thirty seconds to mars
pisces- black veil brides
2,121,566 people are not Hans and counting!
We’ll find you Hans.
It’s not just a hobby anymore
It’s a lifestyle
Person: *mentions otp*
Me: *rises from the depths of hell*
Me: i have been summoned
you know what i want from descendants 3? i want a villain who isn’t from the isle. i want a brand new villain who grew up in auradon because banishing all the bad people and their fuckingg kids on an island didn’t change the fact that sometimes bad people exist and i want mal and evie and jay and carlos and uma and gil and harry to all work together to take the new villain down and that’s what heals the rift between mal and uma and i want harry hooks eyeliner to get progressively more outrageous than it did in d2
My life