If you haven’t heard already, the fcc has admitted to not caring about the 22 million emails they’ve received unless they were in ‘legal terms’ meaning unless you talked like a lawyer who specializes in this specific category, they ignored your email. It doesn’t look like they plan on changing their mind, no matter what we do.
As hopeless as that sounds, we might still have a way to fight back. I’ve heard a few states are trying to make Internet access a state provided utility like electricity and water. If that happens, companies like Verizon would take massive blows. Spread the word, if we can convince our local governments to make internet a state provided utility, it would help not only to sway the votes, but help preserve the Internet in general.
I’m posting this on multiple fandoms because the net neutrality tag gets censored. Remember, without net neutrality your fandom will be completely destroyed.
🔥 With your help, we passed Title II net neutrality protections. Now we need to defend it.🔥
On December 14 the FCC will vote on Commissioner Pai’s plan to repeal Title II rules. This week he tried to justify that decision with a “myth busting” explainer where he makes a lot of sweeping claims he doesn’t think you’ll fact check.
So let’s go through his big points:
❌ Mr. Pai claims ISPs won’t block access or throttle content
These are the real facts. Before Title II, the internet was so “free and open” that…
AT&T blocked Skype from iPhones (Fortune) and, later, wanted FaceTime users to pay for a more expensive plan (Freepress).
MetroPCS blocked all streaming video except YouTube (Wired).
In today’s media market where the same huge companies make and deliver content, Commissioner Pai wants us to trust that corporations won’t use their dominance to bury competitive content or services.
❌ Mr. Pai claims Title II keeps ISPs from building new networks
Here’s another claim Commissioner Pai doesn’t want you to fact check, but:
AT&T’s own CEO told investors that the company would deploy more fiber optic networks in 2016 than 2015 when the FCC passed Title II protections (Investor call transcript).
Charter’s CEO said “Title II, it didn’t really hurt us; it hasn’t hurt us” (Ars Technica).
And Comcast actually increased investment in their network by 10% in Q1 of this year (Ars).
❌ Mr. Pai claims repealing Title II won’t hurt competition
As we mentioned above, ISPs tried to interfere with the services their customers could access and courts had to step in to stop them.
The FCC tried to craft net neutrality rules in 2010 called the Open Internet Order but the ISPs sued and won. The courts told the FCC that the only way to guarantee a free and open internet was using their Title II authority. Without those protections, any of these things would be legal:
Your ISP launches a streaming video service and starts throttling other streaming services until they’re unusable.
Your phone company cuts a deal with a popular music streaming service so it doesn’t count towards your data cap but lowers your overall data limit. If a better service comes along (or your favorite artist releases new tracks somewhere else) you can’t use it without incurring huge data fees.
A billionaire buys your ISP and blocks access to news sites that challenge their ideology.
Repealing Title II would be like letting a car company own the roads and banning a competitor from the highways.
❌ Mr. Pai claims there won’t be fast lanes and slow lanes
Let’s break this down: We won’t have fast lanes and slow lanes, we’ll have “priority access” and…non-priority access? Well gosh.
🚨 Please help us protect Title II one more time! 🚨
This week we co-signed a letter with more than 300 other companies—businesses Mr. Pai gleefully ignores—urging the FCC to retain the Title II internet protections. Now we need you.
Go to 👉 Battle For The Net 👈 to start a call with your representatives in Congress. Tell them to publicly support Title II protections.
The FCC votes on December 14.
We’re only powerful when we work together.
Oh, also: that post about automatically unfollowing the #net neutrality tag—it’s not true. It’s really not. That’s not who we are. Whatever happened, we haven’t been able to reproduce it. We tried. A lot.
But if it were true—which it’s not, we feel compelled to say again—THAT’S EXACTLY WHY YOU SHOULD CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES and demand a free, open, and neutral internet.
-MAKE SURE YOUR STILL FOLLOWING THE TAG, TUMBLR IS APART OF THE GROUP
THAT WANT TO OWN THE INTERNET AND IS MAKING PEOPLE UNFOLLOW THE TAG.
-THEY ARE CLEARING THE TAG EVERY DAY OR SO, I SEE POSTS WITH 5K+ NOTES THAT DON’T SHOW UP ANY MORE IN THE TAG. EVEN WITH THE MOST POPULAR SETTING ON IT.
-WHEN YOU EMAIL THE FCC PLEASE DON’T BE RUDE, NO ONE WANTS TO LISTEN TO RUDE PEOPLE
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
Threats and insults won’t help.
CALLING WILL BE MUCH, MUCH, MORE EFFECTIVE!
THEY HAVE BEGUN TO IGNORE RESIST-BOT AND ANYTHING THAT ATOMICALLY SEND THE EMAILS FOR YOU!!
‼️✔️Call 1-202-418-1000 Voicemail of the FCC and say you oppose the
repeal of net neutrality. It took 12 seconds. Please copy and
share.✔️‼️✊
-TELL YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY BECAUSE THIS WILL EFFECT THEM TOO!!
-THIS WILL HURT THE ECONOMY!
-EDUCATION WILL TAKE A BRUTAL HIT, COLLEGE STUDENTS CAN HARDLY PAY THEIR RENT, ADD ON EXTRA EXPENSES LIKE THIS AND SAY GOODBYE TO BETTER EDUCATION!
-KILL THOUSANDS OF JOBS!
-AND PEOPLE, THEY WONT BE ABLE TO ACCESS GO-FUND-ME’S IN ORDER TO HELP PAY FOR THEIR MEDICATION!
-AND TAKE AWAY APART OF OUR FREE SPEECH!!!!
–If we lose net neutrality BOYCOTT ALL THE COMPANIES THAT ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF US!
-BOYCOTT NOW ACTUALLY, GO A HEAD AND CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE BIG COMPANIES AND WHEN YOU DO MAKE SURE TO SAY “I no longer want services from a provider that wants to take over the internet, end countless jobs, and ruin countless lives.”
There’s been reports about how, and I quote, “21.7 million public comments supporting the rule change were likely faked. The amount of fraudulent comments is staggering, but also necessarily surprising. To recap:
THEY ARE USING BOTS TO SUPPORT THE DEATH OF NET NEUTRALITY!
The Attorney General is looking to, and I quote, “corrupt the FCC’s notice and comment process.“ In other words:
WE MIGHT JUST HAVE A CHANCE TO FIGHT BACK!
Everybody, read this article carefully, and reblog this post like there is no tomorrow! The whole world must know about this!
True magic is neither black, nor white – it’s both because nature is both. Loving and cruel, all at the same time. The only good or bad is in the heart of the witch. Life keeps a balance on its own.
They’re ignoring those ones, calling them ‘scams’ and ‘fake’
Don’t send emails using bots to the FCC
They’re calling them ‘spam’ and ‘not made by real people’
Don’t customize the layouts. Write your own from scratch. It takes a long time, but don’t take someone else’s. The FCC will ignore it. Make yours with you own words. Use everyday speech. Don’t worry about formality, if you got your grammar right and your tone correct, you’re good.
Send them emails:
The 2 no votes:
Mignon.Clyburn@fcc.gov
Jessica.Rosenworcel@fcc.gov
The 2 yes votes:
Brendan.Carr@fcc.gov
Mike.O’Rielly@fcc.gov
The Chairman:
Ajit.Pai@fcc.gov
You can use your main email, a side email you might have, your parent’s email (if they allow that).
Remember to address THEIR stance on it – whether or not they support or reject keeping NN. Make sure you address YOUR stance and why you need it.
This isn’t a time to think about the fanfics and fanart. This isn’t a time to think about the fandoms, this is a time to think about the jobs. The schools. The hospitals. The ones in poverty, the ones hanging on the edge of the unemployment rate. The homeless, the jobless. The ones with needs, who can’t get out of the house and has to rely on the internet to order necessities like food, hygienics, clothing, and even medication.
It’s tempting to think of our fandoms. Without nn this blog goes dark, no more PJO posts other than what I manage to put in the queue (and even that will run out). No more Ponaa, MCGA, etc. But I can live without that – I can’t live without my school. NN being destroyed will destroy my future in education.
It’s time to take action if you haven’t. Send someone to them, if not for yourself than for the rest of the 320 million or so Americans.
REMINDER THAT GETTING RID OF NET NEUTRALITY WILL HURT:
– SMALL BUSINESSES
How will they be able to advertise things when they’re just starting out, and how many people will be able to see it? How many people will be willing to buy things online if they already have to pay for access to the site?
– SCHOOLS
Any school with computers will have to pay money for internet access. Otherwise students won’t be able to work on any projects in class, and they will have to rely on home internet access. Lots of school funding will be used for paying this!
– PEOPLE SEEKING MEDICAL/FINANCIAL AID ONLINE
It is common on this site and on many others to see people asking for aid. Imagine what will happen to these people if they have to pay to go onto this site, and imagine how many people will see their posts. Imagine how many people will still have the money to help them.
– STUDENTS
Any kind of research paper will be a pain to write, regardless of your grade level. I have to turn in almost all of my homework online, and nothing is allowed to be handwritten. This will make college more expensive, too, and that’s already too much for anyone to pay for without student loans.
– ANYONE LOOKING FOR A JOB ONLINE
Nobody wants to pay an extra $50 dollars a month to sign up for job applications. It is also standard to have an email, so if you no longer have access to it, that can cost you a job, even if you aren’t signing up for it online.
– ARTISTS
Many artists already have trouble getting people to buy commissions. A lack of exposure and a lack of money will not help.
– YOUTUBERS
I don’t really go on youtube anymore, but I know for a fact that this will effect the amount of views (and therefore the amount of money) they’ll get for their videos. This will effect youtubers worldwide, and the U.S. is filled with tons of viewers!
– PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
Lots of people rely on the internet to vent or to escape. Imagine if they were suddenly told that they aren’t able to do that anymore. Imagine what will happen if they’re suddenly cut off from their friends online.
– LIBRARIES
Libraries would have to put even more funding into internet access, and if they can’t pay for it, it will be a serious inconvenience to many, many people. People who go to the library to use the computers often don’t have a computer at home.
Call the FCC and senators. Write an email. Send a letter. DO SOMETHING.
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