This is your last chance to stop ISPs from messing up your Internet.
The FCC just announced its plan to slash net neutrality rules, allowing ISPs like Verizon to block apps, slow websites, and charge fees to control what you see & do online. They vote December 14th. But if Congress gets enough calls, *they* can stop the FCC. [ Click here to be directed to battleforthenet.com where you can input your phone number. Weâll connect you to your congress representative and provide a suggested script of what to say. Your phone number will only be used to make this call. Privacy Policy ]
What is net neutrality? Why does it matter?
Net neutrality is the principle that Internet providers like Comcast & Verizon should not control what we see and do online. In 2015, startups, Internet freedom groups, and 3.7 million commenters won strong net neutrality rules from the US Federal Communication Commission (FCC). The rules prohibit Internet providers from blocking, throttling, and paid prioritizationâ"fast lanes" for sites that pay, and slow lanes for everyone else.
We are Team Internet. We support net neutrality, freedom of speech.
Nearly everyone who understands and depends on the Internet supports net neutrality, whether theyâre startup founders, activists, gamers, politicians, investors, comedians, YouTube stars, or typical Internet users who just want their Internet to work as advertisedâregardless of their political party. But donât take our word for it. Ask around, or watch some of these videos.
They are Team Cable. They want to end net neutrality, to control & tax the Internet.
Cable companies are famous for high prices and poor service. Several rank as the most hated companies in America. Now, theyâre lobbying the FCC and Congress to end net neutrality. Why? Itâs simple: if they win the power to slow sites down, they can bully any site into paying millions to escape the âslow lane.âThis would amount to a tax on every sector of the American economy. Every site would cost more, since theyâd all have to pay big cable. Worse, it would extinguish the startups and independent voices who canât afford to pay. If we lose net neutrality, the Internet will never be the same.
On July 12, 2017, thousands of us protested to defend Internet freedom.
In just one day, websites large and small participated in one of the biggest online protests ever, reaching tens of millions of people, driving over 2 million comments to the FCC and over 5 million emailsâand over 124,000 callsâto members of Congress.
Now, we must convince Congress to stop the FCC. Can you display an alert?
We need your help. Congress could come out to stop the FCC, but generating calls in every House district requires massive amounts of traffic. You can display a prominent alert on your site that shows the world what the web will look like without net neutralityâand asks your visitors to call. Click here for a demo or grab the code on GitHub. None of these will actually block, slow, or paywall your site. But, they will let your users contact their representatives in Congress without having to leave your page. They appear once per user per day and users can easily click away. Just add this line of code to your siteâs header:
<script src="https://widget.battleforthenet.com/widget.js" async></script>
This is important. This is an infringement on our personal rights, especially those regarding privacy. If this happens I can only imagine what will happen next. Taxing air? Not to mention theyâd be able to track our every move on the internet and there are a lot of horrible things they can do with that sort of information and power. They can monitor everything and if thereâs something they see that they donât like, they can stop it and the person. The internet has so much potential for good and it connects so many people all over the world without discrimination but if this happens then that wonât be the case anymore and that is not okay.
