Today, Net Neutrality is jeopardy and major websites are participating in the Net Neutrality Day of Action to remind you of what the internet could be like without net neutrality protections. That means you may see slowdowns while browsing today.
Right now, net neutrality is protected by Title II of the Communications Act, which considers ISPs "common carriers" and subject to regulations similar to utility providers. But critics call the regulations burdensome, and the FCC is currently in the process of removing these regulations, which could make the internet a very different place. The Net Neutrality Day of Action comes just a few days before the public comment period on the FCC's net neutrality rollback proposal ends. Over six million comments have been submitted so far, and you can add your voice by going to the FCC website and clicking "Express" in the Docket 17-108 box on the left.
But whether you add your opinions or not, the internet will look a little different today. Some of your favorite websites are participating in the protest, including Amazon, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Netflix, Etsy, Foursquare, Pinterest, Spotify, and even AT&T, which claims to support the concept of net neutrality even though it's against Title II regulations.
Here's a list of notable sites that are participating (for a more comprehensive list, go to https://www.battleforthenet.com/july12/
Airbnb
Amazon
BitTorrent
BoingBoing
Consumer Reports
Dropbox
DuckDuckGo
Etsy
FourSquare
Google
Kickstarter
Mozilla
Netflix
OkCupid
Pinterest
Reddit
SoundCloud
Spotify
Trello
Tumblr
Twitter
Yelp
[Image credit: Netflix, Reddit]
From facebook10154796362963977 on July 12, 2017 :: 1:16 pm
This is being blown out of proportion. They only shared just enough to get us riled up instead of the whole rules. What else was there they didn’t show? Besides, the rules in question never made it to the stage where they we’re implemented let alone enforced.
NN looks good, but the strings attached weren’t worth it.
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