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Net Neutrality Protest Day

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: 5, Interesting) by Runaway1956 on Thursday July 13 2017, @12:45AM (1 child)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Thursday July 13 2017, @12:45AM (#538479) Journal

    As already noted, >$80/month isn't "free". I pay for my internet access. That is, I actually pay hard earned cash for my access.

    I did the rough math recently on providing genuine broadband (fiber) access to rural America. I was very much surprised to learn that in much of America, the fiber can pay for itself in less than three months. So, where are all the billions of dollars going that we continue to pay the ISP's? What's that you say? It's all profit, and it's going into board members, CEO's and investors pockets?

    It's about time that we did the math again, and understand that we are merely cash cows. And, this whole issue is just a matter of our owners trying to figure out how to get 5 gallons of milk per cow, instead of only 3 gallons.

    Now, moo, you bovine fucker!!

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 13 2017, @03:14AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 13 2017, @03:14AM (#538533)

    Maybe time to try different moo tactics. https://ep01.epimg.net/elpais/imagenes/2017/07/11/opinion/1499775253_877792_1499785678_noticia_normal_recorte1.jpg [epimg.net]
    (Caption doesn't apply, just the picture)