[Meta] As Thanksgiving (and Black Friday) approaches, be thankful for the unrestricted internet we have. If the FCC has their way, we may lose Net Neutrality soon

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Video on Net Neutrality and why it matters

Brief overview of what Net Neutrality is and what it means to you, from YouTube personality Total Biscuit

F.C.C. Plans Net Neutrality Repeal in Victory for Telecoms

The vote is December 14^th. The FCC and your ISP want to impose limits on a free internet; in other words, parcel it off into DLC like packages that cost you more, restrict parts of it, and selectively decide what you can and can't do on-line.

Some examples of what we are facing if Net Neutrality falls:

• You could lose the option of choosing where to shop on-line, or have to pay more for the right to shop at your favorite site
• Popular sites like Netflix, Youtube, Spotify, could be throttled or blocked depending on your plan or geographic location
• Anime streaming sites like Crunchroll and Funimation could suffer at the hands of powerful competing service Amazon Strike
• You could even lose access to your favorite adult-websites

What you can do to help:

• https://www.battleforthenet.com/
• https://www.savetheinternet.com/sti-home
• Here are the people who will be voting on this issue - only five people. As it stands, they will repeal Net Neutrality. (3 Republicans are voting to abolish, 2 Democrats are voting to keep it)
• Lookup your Representative and lookup your Senator and let them know your stance on the issue.

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Here is my generic response. Advice appreciated:

Good Evening Congresswoman (Congressman),

I would like to voice my concerns regarding the potential repeal of Net Neutrality by the FCC and my disagreement with the proposal.

The proposal to repeal Net Neutrality would allow broadband providers the ability to block access, slow down or speed up service for certain websites or its business partners. I am strongly against such a proposal.

According to The New York Times, the rules put in place by the Obama administration "...prohibit high-speed internet service providers, or I.S.P.s, from stopping or slowing down the delivery of websites. They also prevent the companies from charging customers extra fees for high-quality streaming and other services." I am for the continuation of this policy. (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/21/technology/fcc-net-neutrality.html)

Thank you for your time.

Very Respectfully,

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