[ale] Fwd: Speak up for the Internet

[H P Ladds]

Hi all,

Quick reminder that today is a good day to voice your opinion on Net
Neutrality.

Some debate regarding the pros and cons of Net Neutrality takes place on
Decatur Makers Slack.

Cheers,
Preston




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From: Elliot Harmon | EFF Activism Team <action at eff.org>
Date: Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 8:37 AM
Subject: Speak up for the Internet
To: H Preston Ladds <householdwords at gmail.com>



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Dear Preston,

<https://act.eff.org/action/dear-fcc-save-net-neutrality>

What if you woke up tomorrow and the Internet didn’t work the way it’s
supposed to? What if your Internet service provider could block your
favorite website or the app you use to message your friends, or throttle
them down to a painfully slow speed?

That could happen soon. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai recently unveiled his plan to
dump the agency’s Open Internet rules and abandon the agency’s commitment
to protecting net neutrality. If the FCC goes forward with the plan, that
means we’ll lose essential protections against unfair practices like site
blocking and throttling. The Internet will become less like the Internet
and more like cable TV, with ISPs deciding which content we should spend
our time looking at.

Today, we’re joining hundreds of other websites in giving the world a
preview of what the Internet might look like without net neutrality. If you
visit our website today, you’ll see a pop-up claiming that it’s been
blocked by your ISP. The message is clear: giving up protections for net
neutrality will give ISPs a frightening amount of control over your
Internet experience.

If you’re worried about large ISPs deciding how you use the Internet, tell
the FCC <https://act.eff.org/action/dear-fcc-save-net-neutrality>.

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Speak up for net neutrality
<https://act.eff.org/action/dear-fcc-save-net-neutrality>

Thank you,

Elliot Harmon
Activism Team
Electronic Frontier Foundation

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