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Urgent: Network neutrality

lundi 28 août 2017 à 02:00

US citizens: submit a comment in favor of network neutrality.

Here's the comment I filed. I avoided the terms "content" and "people of color."

The internet is a crucial medium for communication and each person's rights must be protected from commercial interference.

Just as telephone companies are not allowed to interfere about who we talk with by phone, ISPs must not be allowed to interfere about who we contact by internet.

Just as phone companies are not allowed to give out hints about who we talk with by phone, ISPs must not be allowed to give out hints about who we contact by internet.

ISPs must not be allowed to discriminate based on what we communicate over the internet. In the absence of a court order, they should not even be allowed to take notice of what it is (or enable anyone else to do so).

The first step is to avoid making things worse. Keep internet access under Title II.