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FCC will block states from passing their own net neutrality laws


https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/22/16691344/fcc-preempt-block-state-local-net-neutrality-laws

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"Ajit Pai, who was appointed chairman of the FCC by President Donald Trump earlier this year, used to work for Verizon, which, by the way, has spent millions lobbying to do away with these so-called “net neutrality” regulations."
http://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2017/11/27/gehrke-save-the-internet-as-we-know-it-fight-to-keep-the-net-neutrality-rule/

Write Congress which can stop this:
https://www.battleforthenet.com/#bftn-action-form

Comcast is already talking about paid fast lanes. Spread the word. Do something.

Verizon store protests nationwide on December 7 at 5pm local time. Call your representative - so
far up to 250,000 calls. Sign the petition to replace Ajit Pai.
Link with information on what you can do:
https://www.inverse.com/article/38657-fcc-infrastructure-net-neutrality-ajit-pai

https://lifehacker.com/all-the-different-ways-you-can-lobby-to-save-net-neutra-1820801967

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Good! Another fake lefty issue. FTC already prevents most abuses. The rest of the world has no net neutrality laws.

Now if only the feds could prevent states/cities from overriding immigration law!

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Some countries (mostly developed nations) have net neutrality laws. This website has an interactive map of countries that have, considering, or don't have net neutrality laws: https://www.thisisnetneutrality.org

As for the whole FTC thing, FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeney stated in April that the FTC has no position to oversee what's going on when it comes to internet service: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170412/05255437131/ftc-commissioner-if-fcc-kills-net-neutrality-dont-expect-our-help.shtml

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Past incidences of ISP censorship before net neutrality:

1:
AT&T's jamming of a rock star's political protest. During an August 2007 performance by the rock group Pearl Jam in Chicago, AT&T censored words from lead singer Eddie Vedder's performance. The ISP, which was responsible for streaming the concert, shut off the sound as Vedder sang, "George Bush, leave this world alone" and "George Bush, find yourself another home."... Although Vedder's words contained no profanity, an AT&T spokesperson claimed that the words were censored to prevent youth visiting the website from being exposed to "excessive profanity."

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Comcast's throttling of online file-sharing through BitTorrent. In 2007, Comcast, the nation's largest cable TV operator and second largest ISP, discriminated against an entire class of online activities in 2007 by using deep packet inspection to block file transfers from customers using popular peer-to-peer networks such as BitTorrent, eDonkey, and Gnutella....The FCC subsequently took action against Comcast for this abuse; Comcast stopped the throttling but also challenged the order in court and won, leading to a crisis in enforcement of network neutrality.

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Verizon Wireless's censorship of NARAL Pro-Choice America. In late 2007, Verizon Wireless cut off access to a text-messaging program by the pro-abortion-rights group NARAL that the group used to send messages to its supporters. Verizon stated it would not service programs from any group "that seeks to promote an agenda or distribute content that, in its discretion, may be seen as controversial or unsavory to any of our users." Verizon Wireless reversed its censorship of NARAL only after widespread public outrage.

4.
Telus' blocking of striking workers' web site. In 2005, the Canadian telecom, involved in a bitter labor dispute, blocked its internet subscribers from accessing a website run by the union that was on strike against Telus.

https://lifehacker.com/all-the-different-ways-you-can-lobby-to-save-net-neutra-1820801967

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