Internet

Well, it has finally happened. A bill has been introduced to Congress to make Net Neutrality law. Personally, I’m very excited about this. Seeing the amount of censorship that has started to happen in other countries and reading about ISP’s push for tiered internet plans, I was beginning to fear for our rights to free information on the web.

I totally support Net Neutrality. I think all web content should be equal and no government or private entity should have the right to filter the content you can access online. To do so, in my humble opinion, goes against everything the Internet was intended for. Thankfully, other people also saw that these rights needed to be guarded and felt so strongly about this that they thought such freedoms should be protected by law.

With the objective of keeping the Internet open for all, a “coalition made up of hundreds of groups from across the political spectrum that are concerned about maintaining a free and open Internet” called SaveTheInternet.com has been formed. This coalition is “being coordinated by Free Press, a national, nonpartisan organization working to reform the media”, according to their site.

If you agree with Net Neutrality I invite you to take action. SaveTheInternet.com makes it simple for you to email your Congressman and let your feelings be known. They also provide information on other ways to participate.

For more information on Net Neutrality, what it is and how it is being threatened, feel free to visit their site or simply Google “Net Neutrality”.

Save The Internet!