Fight for the Future – P2P Foundation https://blog.p2pfoundation.net Researching, documenting and promoting peer to peer practices Tue, 05 Dec 2017 16:39:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.15 62076519 Here’s how to contact your reps in support of net neutrality https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/heres-how-to-contact-your-reps-in-support-of-net-neutrality/2017/12/06 https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/heres-how-to-contact-your-reps-in-support-of-net-neutrality/2017/12/06#respond Wed, 06 Dec 2017 08:00:00 +0000 https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/?p=68801 A great collection of resources to defend net neutrality in the US. Reposted from Mashable. Matt Petronzio: Net neutrality is in jeopardy. It’s time for you to take action. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which is the U.S. government’s media regulator, is planning to completely scrap Obama-era rules protecting the idea that the internet should... Continue reading →

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Matt Petronzio: Net neutrality is in jeopardy. It’s time for you to take action.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which is the U.S. government’s media regulator, is planning to completely scrap Obama-era rules protecting the idea that the internet should be an even playing field. Without these rules, the door is open for internet service providers like Verizon, AT&T, and Comcast to potentially favor or discriminate against certain content and services, accept money for preferential treatment, or even charge users more for better access.

Put simply: online free speech, innovation, and creativity are at stake.

The FCC and its chairman, Ajit Pai , are cleverly burying the news this week while much of the country is focused on the Thanksgiving holiday. Voting on the rules is expected to take place as early as Dec. 14.

But you can join the fight immediately in one major way: call your representatives.

Your lawmakers in Congress have the power to stop the FCC’s elimination of net neutrality rules, and as we’ve seen time and time again, calling your reps actually works.

Here are a few tools that will help you contact your members of Congress, demand a free and fair internet, and make your voice heard.

Be sure to also educate yourself on the topic of net neutrality, and keep your eyes peeled for protests across the country, online and off.

1. Battle for the Net


Battle for the Net is a joint initiative from three organizations fighting to protect net neutrality: Fight for the Future, Demand Progress, and the Free Press Action Fund. This central hub gives you a great overview of the issue and what the FCC is trying to do.

The website has a tool, front and center, where you can enter your phone number and you’ll be connected to your representative. You’ll also get a suggested script of what to say.

Find more info here.

2. 5 Calls

https://twitter.com/make5calls/status/932956258646315008

5 Calls doesn’t just make it easy to call Congress — it gives you a direct line to Pai’s office at the FCC, too. The site’s net neutrality page includes short instructions and scripts for you to read from, so you can speak with confidence.

Check it out here.

3. Free Press Action Fund


The Free Press Action Fund finds the right numbers for you to call just by your ZIP code. You can take action at the Free Press website and also on the Save the Internet site.

4. Electronic Frontier Foundation


Not into phone calls? No problem. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, which defends “your civil liberties in a digital world,” has a tool that lets you customize an email message to your representatives.

Find it here.

5. CREDO Action


Progressive change organization CREDO Action has a clearly outlined, step-by-step guide for calling your reps about net neutrality.

Click here to use the tool.

6. ACLU


The ACLU is known for taking action on a variety of social issues, and it’s partnering with Fight for the Future and the Harry Potter Alliance to fight for net neutrality.

Find the organization’s call tool and a helpful script here.

BONUS: Consider donating to impactful organizations

Beyond calling Congress, various grassroots efforts are leading the charge to make sure the government hears your voice on net neutrality.

Here are a few organizations that you can support:

WATCH: What is net neutrality?

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]]> https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/heres-how-to-contact-your-reps-in-support-of-net-neutrality/2017/12/06/feed 0 68801 July 12th: Internet-wide day of action to save net neutrality https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/july-12th-internet-wide-day-of-action-to-save-net-neutrality/2017/07/01 https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/july-12th-internet-wide-day-of-action-to-save-net-neutrality/2017/07/01#respond Sat, 01 Jul 2017 10:00:00 +0000 https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/?p=66282 Extracted from Battle for the net. The P2P Foundation fully supports this protest. Click here for more resources to help save net neutrality. WHAT IS NET NEUTRALITY? Net neutrality is the basic principle that protects our free speech on the Internet. “Title II” of the Communications Act is what provides the legal foundation for net... Continue reading →

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WHAT IS NET NEUTRALITY?

Net neutrality is the basic principle that protects our free speech on the Internet. “Title II” of the Communications Act is what provides the legal foundation for net neutrality and prevents Internet Service Providers like Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T from slowing down and blocking websites, or charging apps and sites extra fees to reach an audience (which they then pass along to consumers.)

WHY IS NET NEUTRALITY IMPORTANT?

The Internet has thrived precisely because of net neutrality. It’s what makes it so vibrant and innovative—a place for creativity, free expression, and exchange of ideas. Without net neutrality, the Internet will become more like Cable TV, where the content you see is what your provider puts in front of you.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN ON JULY 12TH?

We’ll provide tools for everyone to make it super easy for your followers / visitors to take action. From the SOPA blackout to the Internet Slowdown, we’ve shown time and time again that when the Internet comes together, we can stop censorship and corruption. Now, we have to do it again!

Extra Reading

Here are some excellent articles for additional depth. They cover the issue, its political history, the struggles we’ve overcome, and the fight ahead in Congress and at the FCC.

Photo by boyan_d; additional image by Free the Net

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