Net Neutrality II: Last Week Tonight
with John Oliver (HBO)
Our Internet Access is Under Attack
By Marco Ayllon
Nautilus Science
and Technology News
November 23,
2017
Who owns, or has influence over, the internet providers? They could have too much influence over what sites and information we have access to. We wouldn't think of not having freedom of the press. Freedom of the Internet should not be limited by bias of Internet providers. This is as important as a free press.
I read on the news the other day about people in our cities have no clue of what is "net neutrality," and the meaning. Had it been called "Free and Open Internet" that was under attack, then people would care and would be contacting their representatives demanding that the internet be left as is without interference.
One of the best arguments I saw is the simple example of everyone,
It does not matter who you are, and what you have experienced; we are supposed
to trust the companies who can't show up between 10 and 2 with the future of
the internet our tax dollars paid to “create”? Those companies who claim a 4G
phone connection (that never seems to happen), are going to be in charge. For
us as consumers, interference and Internet regulations by those big Internet
providers is a serious issue, but we smell a diversion from the tax cut
legislation. Both are an attack on us all, we must find common ground to resist
the selling of our country for their gain.
I think, Free Internet will allow us a free democratic
digital society. With Internet under olies (oligarchy) control and regulations
of the Internet access will affect our freedom of information, freedom of
money, freedom of delivery, and freedom of choice. Anyone with this much power
will only concentrate more power and not decentralize. Don't forget freedom of
assembly when people use social media to meet virtually, instead of personally.
Now days’ we pay for the use of the Internet the same as another
utility service. Like water and electricity there should be fair access to the
Internet and access to it and pricing for service should be regulated. Any
attempt to categorize it as anything other than a commodity it would be as an
attempt to gouge consumers on price and create an unequal access to
businesses and data that is slanted to benefit only the largest corporations.
Network Neutrality is the foundation of free speech and a fair playing field
for all sizes of businesses and consumers alike. Don't sit by idle and let net
neutrality be repealed, you should take an action to try and stop this nonsense
Internet service control! Write a letter to Congress, join a demonstration, or
talk to others about this.
Equal access to online information is once again under
serious threat. John Oliver encourages internet commenters to voice their
displeasure to the FCC by visiting www.gofccyourself.com
and clicking "express" to file
your comment.
You can go direct to this FCC link and click Express
yourself.
Another Related Video related: The Internet is Under Attack
https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/videos/10156519158637908/
Steps to write your comments to voice your displeasure to the FCC by visiting www.gofccyourself.com and clicking "express" to file your comment.
