Pai, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and a former Verizon lawyer, plans to scrap Obama-era Net Neutrality protections and is ignoring widespread outcry against his plan.
Advocacy organizations and digital-justice supporters around the country are hosting protests outside more than 700 Verizon stores on Dec. 7 to demand the FCC protect Net Neutrality.
Protests are not likely to stop the Federal Communications Commission from repealing Net Neutrality rules next week, a move that could affect the speed and price of your internet connection.
Thousands of Americans are expected to protest in cities across the country Thursday to speak out against the Federal Communications Commission’s plan to rescind Net Neutrality rules. These rules, which the FCC will vote on Dec. 14, ensure that internet service providers and telecom companies can’t limit, censor or charge different prices for certain content on the internet.
With a vote looming from the FCC that would kill Net Neutrality protections, advocates for the policy are setting up protests around the country to express their opposition to the decision.
Chairman Pai’s repeal is a tactical trap designed to force Congress to legislate weaker rules. Net Neutrality proponents in Congress shouldn’t fall for it.
The vote could drastically change the way you use the internet each and every day, whether it's to pay your bills, online shop, or check out social media.
For those who don’t know, “gaslighting” refers to manipulating someone into questioning or second-guessing their beliefs by distorting facts, attempting to delegitimize evidence with falsehoods, confusing the issues, and suggesting one lacks credibility.
AT&T is the latest big broadband player to try to suggest that everyone just calm down a little about this whole thing where the FCC destroys Net Neutrality.