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'Red Alert' Protest For Net Neutrality Starts May 9 (cnet.com)
Net neutrality activists and websites like Etsy, Tumblr, Postmates, Foursquare and Twilio will post "red alerts" starting May 9 to protest the FCC's effort to roll back Obama-era net neutrality protections. From a report: This latest protest, announced Monday, is set to coincide with the next step in an ongoing process in the Senate to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to halt the Federal Communications Commission's repeal of the 2015 net neutrality rules. On May 9, senators will present a petition to force a vote on a resolution to undo the FCC's net neutrality rollback. The CRA gives Congress 60 legislative days in which to roll back the FCC's decision. The countdown for the rollback effort began in February when the FCC published its order in the Federal Register to repeal the rules. Further reading: 100 US Mayors Sign Pledge To Defend Net Neutrality Against Crooked ISPs.
Wake me when there's an actual problem, instead of people postering because they fear their own shadows.
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
... I got excited for a moment because a new Command and Conquer was coming out.
I'm short Netflix and if the FCC gets it's way, I'm gonna make a real nice sum!
of getting Congress to act works. It sucks that Obama didn't care about this issue and never pushed for a law to be passed.
'as useful as teets on a bull', but I'll modernize that by coining, "This effort will be as useful as a change.org petition."
Idiots are basically begging for censorship.
Sure, ask Ma Bell how well that one works as a defence. The only place that argument holds water is with Government.
Given that the House, Senate and White House are held by the GOP, this is an exercise in futility. ..like campaign finance reform.
The right is obsessed with "anything that Obama/Clinton touched must be evil and forever killed/dismantled" that it's not possible in the current administration. Plus given the hundreds of millions of lobbyist dollars dolled out in behalf of the communications cabal, there's no chance.
Put effort into things that actually can make changes..
all about. That means maybe someone else typing doesn't think that same thing you do.
Wow, Etsy and Foursquare? What a throwback to the early 2010s. I didn't know those sites were still around. Hopefully AOL and Yahoo will join the fight!
Back after the SOPA protests there was a discussion of an internet defence league. This sounds like a time such as signal would be activated, so where is it?
for our remote work. They include terms of service that guarantee rates. Look into paying for it while you're complaining about your connectivity problems.
unfold here over time.
That's a cheap shot, and you know it. He's almost certainly bound by an NDA.
Whether you're for or against how the Net Neutrality rules by the FCC were implemented, what is the point of backing this "role back". Let's be practical, it isn't going to pass. The only moment of victory might be passing the senate. It will never pass the house, and will get a veto from the president.
Is this just being hurt cause one administration passed some rules and now the next one is clearing them out? Are these rules just being cleared out to spite the last administration.
Yes, there is big money at stake, but let's get real and do something positive. Do something the last administration didn't do. Make a law. Instead of putting all this effort into something that will go nowhere, put the effort into something lasting. Yes, that will mean working with both side. This will usually have a better outcome. It will keep it balanced.
All these "protest" are like pissing in the wind. It feels good for a second, then it's just cold and damp.
Why are so many of the comments here opposed to Net Neutrality?