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Net Neutrality Advocates Plan Protests For December 7 at Verizon Stores (techcrunch.com)
Jordan Crook, writing for TechCrunch: During yesterday's announcement of the upcoming vote, the FCC neglected to mention the historic 22 million comments on the issue, the majority of which were opposed to its rollback. In response, protests are being held on December 7 at Verizon retail stores across the country. The protests were organized by Demand Progress, Fight For The Future, and FreePress Action Fund. Here's what the protest organizers have to say on their event page: "Ajit Pai is clearly still working for Verizon, not the public. But he still has to answer to Congress. So we're calling on our lawmakers to do their job overseeing the FCC and speak out against Ajit Pai's plan to gut Title II net neutrality protections and give Verizon and other giant ISPs everything on their holiday wishlist.
What really concerns me is how perverted the lack of NN rules can be twisted into.
I propose a simple scenario. I am a baker, and I don't want to bake a cake for your homosexual wedding, because I feel it infringes on my free speech. We've all heard about this story. Let's now twist it into what a lack of NN will do:
I'm an internet provider. My company's stance is abortion is evil. To protect my free speech, I will be blocking all sites relates to abortion, good and bad. Because that's my right. Also, because I'm a Christian company, I'm going to block all sites related to non-christian religions, because I don't want my customers subjected to that rubbish.
It's a can of worms I don't want to see opened. Protect NN. It is absolutely vital to a healthy and free internet.