Tag: net neutrality

badlydrawngangdads:

I didn’t think I was going to wind up writing a post about this because usually I find that ones that have been going around suffice, but I’d like to address this specifically in light of the fact that the bet neutrality tag has started being automatically unfollowed, and share some information that will help those who are interested in protecting net neutrality.

1. Don’t be a dick to the politicians who are still saying no to net neutrality– in written letters nor on social media. It makes you seem petty and certainly does not further the cause in any sense. You have to remember that you are addressing a human (albeit, probably a little out of touch) and consider what you’re saying and how it would sound if you were in their shoes.

2. Don’t use neutrality bots, at least Ajit Pai has started ignoring them entirely, and I imagine the others are probably going to follow suit. You are best off hand-writing a letter to the representatives from an email account that includes your full, legal name. Even if it’s something short– make sure you research and make points about why ending net neutrality is NOT going to benefit them or the policies they stand for.

3. Include a few personal reasons why ending net neutrality will harm you personally, or if you own a business, how it will negatively affect your business.

4. YES, YOU CAN EMAIL REPRESENTATIVES IF YOU ARE UNDER 18, in fact, it’s one of the few ways that minors can actively get involved with politics in the country. In fact, please do, sometimes hearing from younger children and teens can help to swing representatives– it helps to keep in touch with a younger generation.

5. If ending net neutrality does wind up happening– DON’T LET IT REST, continue to petition, speak, and resist it through legal means. It doesn’t always work, but the more kickback that representatives see to a vote can also influence their opinions on how they may vote if it comes up again.

6. Reblog posts that you see that don’t advocate the use of bots and that spread factual information about what’s happening. Which, guess what, means source checking your info of what you’re recovering. I CANNOT stress how important this is.

So you may still be asking why net neutrality is so important, which, I suppose is fair. The best answer that I can give is to do the research yourself, so that you have direct information, but I will give you a few reasons as to why it’s so important to be involved:
-Content creators, including artists, musicians, writers, etc will be impacted because internet providers can choose to charge extra money to use sites which host their art– meaning self supporting artists will lose traffic and visibility.
-Companies can limit our access to sites via pay walls and slow speeds, which can make it harder to contact family and friends in other parts of the country and world.
-Low income households may struggle to fund internet use, and many will lose it entirely.
-It inhibits the creation of jobs in internet based ventures because it is harder for companies to fund and advertise– especially when companies can choose to exclude them from their searches.
-You could lose access to certain browsers without paying for them. Ex: Yahoo, whom is owned by Verizon, may force you to pay to use browsers that are owned by other companies– such as google and fire fox.
-You may have to pay to use services such as steam, iTunes, google play, dropbox, google drive etc.
-Unemployment will rise because job searching websites may be placed under a pay wall.
-Homeless housing, libraries, and other free Wi-Fi establishments may no longer be able to provide internet because of the price jump.
-College tuition may jump in price– and instead of the funding going towards better housing or facilities, it would need to be used towards functional internet because of how much of today’s schooling requires the use of the internet.
-This could lead to a decrease in safe spaces for many people, including but not limited to– LGBT individuals, people of color, assault Victim support groups, and groups coming from certain political views.
-Many countries may look at the political process in the US with Net Neutrality and be influenced to get rid of it there as well.

… and I’m sure there are a lot more I haven’t thought about or read about. Please spread this information if you can, it does matter a great deal.

theroyaltutorimagines:

I’ve only been rebloging stuff until now on Net Neutrality, but I need to speak out myself about this.

How many of you are in college, planning to go to college, have graduated college, or heard about college?

Well we all know that college is not free! And most importantly, it’s considered a necessity to your financial path as most jobs now adays require a degree of some sorts.

And since the internet is where you email teachers, do lectures, classes, homework, I doubt colleges will stop doing online work. So the cost from losing Net Neutrality is just going to factor into your tuition.

Need to buy a textbook from a class?

Too bad you can’t load amazon and when you do, the shipping for the book is $15+ and the library copy is out.

Say good-bye to googling helpful research for projects, hello library books! Hopefully they have some books on your topic!

Need to email your teacher a question for that assignment you procrastinated on?

Well too bad! You’re email won’t load because you’re a poor college student! Looks like you’ll have to take a bad grade!

Are you needing to send your students a document for the upcoming test?

Too bad some of them didn’t buy the google package, so they won’t be able to see it anyway!

Need internet in general for online class takers or just regular students?

No problem! I guess we’ll just make college more expensive so every student can have a school owned laptop with fast lane internet so they can do the work!

I mean, not like college is expensive or anything. All those low income families can afford to be in debt for a decade or so longer!

Please, please, PLEASE speak out against this! Don’t let the topic be silenced!

ink7blot:

what no net neutrality would mean for you

If you’re confused as to what the end of net neutrality means for you, let me clear that up. (Most net neutrality posts are informative af but also filled with absolute jargon so)

So basically, if ISPs are allowed to control the internet:

1. They will create a “fast lane” and a “slow lane”. Fast lane = normal/better loading speed. Slow lane = really fricking bad loading speed to the point of near uselessness.

2. They will charge websites and companies a considerable fee in order to get into this “fast lane” and not be totally useless.

So if you’re nonprofit or a small startup, too bad! You’re slow and useless!

3. This means these websites and companies need more money. How are they getting more money? YOU. THEY WILL CHARGE YOU MORE MONEY BECAUSE THEY ARE BEING CHARGED MORE MONEY.

4. So, you have less money. You can only use the sites that are in this “fast lane”. You are penned in with less choices. This sucks.

5. To make matters worse (what now right), the end of net neutrality also means ISPs can censor what you see. They can filter news articles. They can take away activist posts and political discussions. THEY. WILL. CONTROL. THE. INTERNET.

Now that you know what net neutrality would mean for you on a daily basis, do us all a favor and complain.

Yes, you heard me right.

COMPLAIN YOUR ASS OFF TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS. COMPLAIN TO YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY TILL THEY DO SOMETHING. COMPLAIN IN PETITIONS AND POSTS LIKE THESE.

noirdeces:

Everyone please listen up

Net Neutrality has been in debate since June, and now it’s back to being one of the main topics. But what happened to it trending #1? “Verizon, is that you. Did you get a bit angry about the fact that there are individuals willing to fight for their rights?”

For all of you who don’t know, Net Neutrality is basically the freedom of the internet. Without it, large companies would be allowed to charge extra for things like using Google, watching Youtube, using Amazon, going on other websites, etc. However, there are 5 individuals who are in charge of deciding what happens to this freedom and they are voting. Only 2 of them want to keep it. We literally need 1 more person to save Net Neutrality.

Guys, if you don’t care, then I’ll give you a reason. Are you in a fandom? Do you connect with people from the U.S and other countries thanks to this fandom? Have you made friends with any of them? Do you like reading, watching, writing, or drawing fan art, or fanfics? Ok, if you answers yes to any of these then let me ask you one more thing. Are you willing to pay extra money, that you wouldn’t before, just to stay connected with your fandom? Remember, if you don’t pay you lose all of this. What if you can’t afford this extra cost? What then? Do you simply say goodbye to your fandom, your friends, your passion?

For some of us in fandoms, these people are the only thing we have. We help each other even if we are halfway across the world. I have seen what we can do. But when you have something like Net Neutrality gone, these individuals, books, art, etc., that you were once connected to won’t be there. “But for the cost of an extra $10.99 we can include Google to your monthly plan.”

Is this what you want your future to be like?

One no vote from any of these three guys saves Net Neutrality.

bluelightenterprises:

Please email them today & share the contact info:

Ajit Pai – Ajit.Pai@fcc.gov

Mike O’Rielly – Mike.ORielly@fcc.gov

Brendan Carr – Brendan.Carr@fcc.gov

Ajit Pai has shown himself to be a megacorporate toady who really doesn’t give a shit about you or anyone who brings in less than a million per year, but no harm in emailing all three if you have the time.

derpingdonuts:

They don’t care about the public’s opinion anymore??? Are you shitting me??? Isn’t America supposed to be a democracy where the people have a say in the future of this country?? They say they won’t listen to opinions anymore.

GUYS PUMP OUT COLD HARD FACTS. I’LL BE WRITING AN EMAIL TO THE HEAD SCUMBAG HIMSELF WITH SOME COLD HARD FACTS. I SUGGEST YOU GUYS DO THE SAME!!!

ps: i know I’m being obnoxious with all the unnecessary punctuation and all caps but i need to get the message across.

edit: someone asked for a source so here: https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/22/16689838/fcc-net-neutrality-comments-were-largely-ignored