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posted by NCommander on Wednesday July 12 2017, @09:36PM   Printer-friendly
from the bit-late-to-the-party dept.

We're a bit late to the party, but for those who haven't seen on the Internet, today is a protest day for Net Neutrality, where sites across the internet are disrupting their normal operations to get the word out and get people to send a message. Ars Technica already has a fairly decent summary of who's doing what, and we stand with them and the rest of the Internet.

Due to real life issues, I was late on getting this together, but for the rest of the day, this article will remain on the top of the page and we will be blacking the theme of the site in protest [Technical issues among others precluded our doing so today --martyb].

If you're a US citizen, and want to get the word out, check Battle for the Net, and get the word out. In addition, there are long discussions going on reddit and other sites throughout the internet

Let's get the word out!

~ NCommander

 
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  • (Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Wednesday July 12 2017, @08:00PM (3 children)

    by NotSanguine (285) <NotSanguineNO@SPAMSoylentNews.Org> on Wednesday July 12 2017, @08:00PM (#538289) Homepage Journal

    The FCC had de-facto created NN before Title II classification under an act I can't be bothered to look up in 2011-ish. Verizon sued that it was an overstrech of the FCC's power to do that. They won, but the court said the FCC could reclassify them as Title II and re-instate Net Neutrality. So they did.

    The FCC had *actual* Title II for ISPs until 2002. When that was changed, things started going south pretty fast.

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  • (Score: 2) by NCommander on Wednesday July 12 2017, @08:03PM (2 children)

    by NCommander (2) Subscriber Badge <michael@casadevall.pro> on Wednesday July 12 2017, @08:03PM (#538293) Homepage Journal

    Did they?

    I normally would look up the answer myself; but as I said elsewhere, I feel very sick, and I'm only here because I can't sleep. I thought pre-2002 that they were basically in a legal gray area because there was a lot of belief on /. that ISPs were essentially common carriers but there was no legal grounds to specifically state that.

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    • (Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Wednesday July 12 2017, @08:24PM

      by NotSanguine (285) <NotSanguineNO@SPAMSoylentNews.Org> on Wednesday July 12 2017, @08:24PM (#538307) Homepage Journal

      I normally would look up the answer myself; but as I said elsewhere, I feel very sick,

      See my response to your other request. And I hope you get some rest and feel better soon!

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      No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 12 2017, @10:57PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 12 2017, @10:57PM (#538414)

      I've heard that there's a liquid that is not only known to kill pathogens, it also is consumable by humans and has a tranquilizing effect.

      Hope you feel better soon.

      -- OriginalOwner_ [soylentnews.org]