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posted by martyb on Sunday May 07 2017, @02:14PM   Printer-friendly
from the Freedom-of-Speech^W$$$ dept.

Last month, Congress voted to repeal FCC rules that would prevent internet service providers from selling your personal web browsing and app usage data. It was a decision that's unpopular across the country, regardless of party affiliation. If the politicians that voted in favor of the reversal thought no one would notice, there are some big ass signs in their districts that say otherwise.

The internet activists at the non-profit Fight for the Future have crowdfunded four billboards, so far, that shame the members of congress that voted for the repeal. The lawmakers that have the honor of being called out will now have to see their face along the highway when they return home. Those lucky few are Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Dean Heller (R-NV), John Rutherford (R-FL) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ). These four lawmakers accepted a combined $196,905 in campaign contributions from the telecom industry in the last election cycle. Blackburn, in particular, has been a longtime enemy of net neutrality. Just last year, she brought up SOPA and tried to frame it as an initiative that would have increased cybersecurity.


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  • (Score: 2) by HiThere on Sunday May 07 2017, @05:50PM (1 child)

    by HiThere (866) Subscriber Badge on Sunday May 07 2017, @05:50PM (#505927) Journal

    While the factual assertion is literally true, the Democrats were also quite corrupt. Just with a slightly different base. The Democrats, after all, gifted us with the DMCA. Written and paid for by MPAA and RIAA lawyers.

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  • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Sunday May 07 2017, @06:39PM

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Sunday May 07 2017, @06:39PM (#505943) Journal

    Well, yeah, no argument there. I'm an Independent, not a Democrat, I just vote lesser of two evils (which isn't, by the way always Democrat...though nearly always). Still, when the difference is crap pop culture vs healthcare, there's not a hell of a lot of comparison, you know? :/

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