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Request HN: Please join the battle for #netneutrality

3 pointsby Nibover 10 years ago
Hello folks,<p>I know you&#x27;re really busy and stuff, but just pay a moment here. We all know about the #internetslowdown that&#x27;s gonna happen tomorrow.<p>I, request you to please make a contribution, in some way or other, to let the guys at FCC know we won&#x27;t let them do this.<p>Mail them with your views: openinternet@fcc.gov<p>Reach out to their chairman: http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.fcc.gov&#x2F;leadership&#x2F;tom-wheeler-mail<p>Add plugins to your website: https:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.cloudflare.com&#x2F;participate-in-the-internet-slowdown-with-one-click<p>And lastly, register your mail here and encourage your friends to do the same: https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.battleforthenet.com&#x2F;sept10th&#x2F;<p>I know, it&#x27;s time consuming, and also, that it&#x27;s really difficult for you to spend just 10 minutes for the platform responsible for your very existence, but unless we don&#x27;t act now, we might have to regret later...

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joeclark77over 10 years ago
Interesting wording: &quot;let the guys at FCC know we won&#x27;t let them do this&quot;. What you&#x27;re advocating, &quot;Net Neutrality&quot;, essentially means giving the government complete control over the Internet. That is, the FCC <i>itself</i> will be deciding what web pages you may and may not see. The current US government is hardly &quot;neutral&quot;, as the recent IRS scandals and EPA scandals and Operation Chokepoint scandals have revealed.<p>The free market is a lot more &quot;neutral&quot; than Net Neutrality would ever be.