RT | May 16, 2014
United States President Barack Obama’s commitment to net neutrality is being questioned after the Federal Communications Commission officials appointed on his watch voted Thursday to advance a plan believed by many to be a blow to the open internet.
“Occupy the FCC” encampment gathers support from tech companies and advocacy groups as net neutrality protesters surround FCC headquarters with tents and banners
Unsatisfied with backpedaling and empty promises from FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, activists are camped out day and night on the agency’s doorstep demanding the Internet be reclassified as a common carrier
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Schedule at the FCC Camp This Week
- Monday: Dinner Provided by Golden Frog (Let us know you’re coming so there is enough food, gro.ecnatsiseRralupoPnull@ofni).
- Tuesday: Performance night, music and spoken word, bring your instruments.
- Wednesday: Art Build
- Thursday: Rally at 9 AM, Open Commission Meeting at 10:30
Update: Actions every day starting on Wednesday, May 7th, at noon and 5 pm. To Save The Internet, we are building a People’s Firewall against the FCC’s proposed rule that will create a ‘pay to play’ Internet by ending net neutrality. The FCC is located at 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554.
If we act NOW, we can ensure a free, open and equal Internet for the 21st Century. On Wednesday, May 15 the FCC will vote on a proposal to end net neutrality and impose class-based Internet discrimination, but we have the power to stop them.
In what the New York Times describes as “a net neutrality turnaround” the Obama administration’s new FCC chairman is proposing rules that will create an Internet for the wealthy. The new plan to create a pay to play Internet came to light Wednesday in the Wall Street Journal.
Hopefully you've been following Dave's inspiring campaign for the south Jersey seat currently occupied by conservative Congressman Frank LoBiondo. We were going to endorse him anyway but the move the FCC made against net neutrality, one of Dave's signature issues, pushed out schedule up to… immediately.
Peter B. Collins Presents Former FCC Commissioner Michael Copps
Guillermo Jimenez Presents Peter Ludlow
On this edition of De-Manufacturing Consent: Guillermo is joined by Professor of Philosophy and expert in digital culture, Peter Ludlow. Guillermo and Peter discuss the legacy of Aaron Swartz, as both an internet pioneer and vocal activist, one year after an overzealous prosecution led to his suicide.
Guillermo Jimenez Presents Ben Swann
On this edition of De-Manufacturing Consent: Guillermo is joined by the host of Full Disclosure and the founder of Truth in Media, Mr. Ben Swann. Guillermo and Ben discuss a variety of issues, including the recently launched “Just Us” campaign, designed to raise awareness of jury nullification. We also discuss nullification and the drug war, the militarization of federally subsidized local police departments, the Boston Marathon Bombing and the case of Ibragim Todashev, internet freedom, net neutrality, and so much more.
My reply to this post: Net neutrality is indeed unlibertarian and should be opposed, as I noted in Net Neutrality Developments; see also Geoff Plauche’s CrunchGear vs. the Tea Party on Net Neutrality. However, as TLF is commendably “dedicated to keeping politicians’ hands off the ‘net and everything else related to technology” — we should also oppose intellectual […]
