!! we only have a few weeks to save net neutrality !!
to put it simply, net neutrality is the principal that states that internet providers in america (like at&t or verizon) cannot control what we say, do, or see online. trump’s fcc chairman ajit pal and other members of the fcc want to take it away from us americans.
the effects of no net neutrality would include:
slower internet speeds, and companies can charge more money for faster internet and the companies could demand money from websites, like netflix. if netflix or any other website were to disagree, the company asking for money could make the website unwatchably slow, or even block it as a whole. these companies could choose to block whatever content or websites they wanted too.
higher pricing. without net neutrality, you would have to pay more money monthy, weekly, or daily just to use social media, stream music, play video games, use your email, and much more. imagine having to pay $10-20 extra just to watch your favorite youtuber or to use tumblr/instagram/snapchat/etc.
marginalized communites with little to no voice in the media to be effected. The LGBTQIA+, people of color, indigenous peoples, and religious minorities tend to rely on the open internet to fight back against discrimination placed upon them by society.
in my opinion, one of the worst effects would be those placed on the young adults and teenagers. go onto any social media platform, and you would see the hundreds of people saying that a band, youtuber, book series, movie series, or an online friend saved their lives. their lives. in today’s society, some people depend and rely on the internet to bring them happiness. no net neutrality would take away that joy if the person could not afford to pay that bill or their internet provider blocked it. take a moment to think of the many people saying that the internet is their escape from whatever they were forced to deal with.
if you want to help, there are so many ways to do so, you don’t even need to be american. you can:
send a letter to congress
sign a petition (link to one here)
share and spread the word, tell everyone and anyone you know to help out
blow up the inboxes of the people who have the future of america’s internet in their hands
call ajit pal at 202-418-1000
do even more research, as i haven’t even told the half of it!
!! the fcc is voting on ajit pal’s policy december 14, meaning we need to start working double time. it doesn’t matter who you are, everyone can mutually agree on a human being’s right to open internet !!
please help us to save the internet.
