Don't take this risk!
Added 2017-12-14 14:54:21 +0000 UTCDo you really want to take that risk? If not you better do what she says and make her happy: Join the battle for the open internet right now!
Today (14 December 2017) the FCC votes to kill Net Neutrality. You can stop them by joining a protest near your location, or by calling members of congress and telling them to stand up against Ajit Pai and his plan to let ISP's censor the web! Use any of the following tools to find a local protest, or call congress to demand they represent people over corporate profit:
https://events.battleforthenet.com
https://battleforthenet.com
https://savetheinternet.com
https://resist.bot
Comments
Those alternatives are under attack quite a bit. Gab, for instance, was nearly shut down thanks in part to Google. But, you must realize that we've only had net neutrality for two years. Prior to 2015 we never faced issues like the ones you fear. Why expect it to be different now? Obama's net neutrality didn't even change much about what ISPs are not allowed to get away with. Correction: There were no specific rules prior to 2015, but the rules that were implemented didn't have any significant impact. Meaning, they're useless anyway and weren't the primary means of defense against the actions you fear. There is still nothing to fear from this decision. ISPs won't be allowed to throttle your internet, or others, net neutrality wasn't the thing preventing them from doing that.
2017-12-14 23:24:15 +0000 UTCYoutube and Twitter and Facebook have alternatives, people can build other options to those. With ISP's it's harder, especially when in many parts of America some people only have one option available. I agree with you on this, censorship on those platforms has reached a disgusting point... however that is a different problem.
Mircea Kitsune
2017-12-14 23:07:49 +0000 UTCSorry, but that is already the case. Net neutrality isn't protecting us from that kind of stuff on services like Youtube, Twitter, Facebook, etc. almost all of the most popular social media platforms censor their users, and even websites, one way or another.
2017-12-14 22:55:03 +0000 UTCPublic scrutiny may not hold ISP's accountable though. They are free to censor websites as they see fit, which is unthinkable at this day and age. It's way better to be safe than sorry in such a case.
Mircea Kitsune
2017-12-14 22:19:19 +0000 UTC
