If you haven't heard of this critical issue, now's the time to get educated.
Big business? On MY Internet? Sadly, this may be the case.
Over the past 2 years or so on this site, I've learned that people's tastes run the gamut, and our choices of Internet service providers and even favorite browsers are as diverse as anything else we differ on. However, if we don't take action, that may soon change.
As the video aims to explain, there is a very real threat to the Internet as we know it. Media giants like Comcast, Verizon and AT&T are all gunning for ownership of the Internet, forcing those who disagree with their practices to either pay through the nose or get off of their Internet. Fortunately, we have friends in Washington who disagree, including President Obama and the Federal Communications Commission. I, for one, am not about to let that happen.
Over 1.9 million Americans have already signed a petition of sorts, and now you can join the fight as well. Click the link in the video. Fill out the required fields. Maybe even personalize your letter to say why Net Neutrality is so important to you. But most importantly, send it in and give the FCC a reason to fight. Or if it doesn't play for you for whatever reason, try clicking this link instead, and then click "Act Now." Just get the message out.
-
RPG
-
About RPG »
-
RPG is a community of over 100,000 roleplayers from all around the world.
We build virtual worlds.
-
- Our Rules
- Writing Tool
- 👥 Authors
- 🥇 Achievements
-
₿ Contribute
- Official Patreon »
-
Donate Now with Internet Money
Clicking the code below will launch your Bitcoin wallet, or you can simply scan it with your mobile wallet. Don't have one? Install Copay »
3BZssGaw5HJEeZPhQDR3ExSqfSn1sFWb46
- 👻 Etherpad
- 🏦 Market
- 🎙️ News
-
About RPG »
- ☰ Scenes
- 🏛️ Forum
- 📣 Chat
- 🌐 Universes
- ⛩️ Places
Announcements: Cutting Costs (2024) » January 2024 Copyfraud Attack » Finding Universes to Join (and making yours more visible!) » Guide To Universes On RPG » Member Shoutout Thread » Starter Locations & Prompts for Newcomers » RPG Chat — the official app » Frequently Asked Questions » Suggestions & Requests: THE MASTER THREAD »
Latest Discussions: Adapa Adapa's for adapa » To the Rich Men North of Richmond » Shake Senora » Good Morning RPG! » Ramblings of a Madman: American History Unkempt » Site Revitalization » Map Making Resources » Lost Poetry » Wishes » Ring of Invisibility » Seeking Roleplayer for Rumple/Mr. Gold from Once Upon a Time » Some political parody for these trying times » What dinosaur are you? » So, I have an Etsy » Train Poetry I » Joker » D&D Alignment Chart: How To Get A Theorem Named After You » Dungeon23 : Creative Challenge » Returning User - Is it dead? » Twelve Days of Christmas »
Players Wanted: Long-term fantasy roleplay partners wanted » Serious Anime Crossover Roleplay (semi-literate) » Looking for a long term partner! » JoJo or Mha roleplay » Seeking long-term rp partners for MxM » [MxF] Ruining Beauty / Beauty x Bastard » Minecraft Rp Help Wanted » CALL FOR WITNESSES: The Public v Zosimos » Social Immortal: A Vampire Only Soiree [The Multiverse] » XENOMORPH EDM TOUR Feat. Synthe Gridd: Get Your Tickets! » Aishna: Tower of Desire » Looking for fellow RPGers/Characters » looking for a RP partner (ABO/BL) » Looking for a long term roleplay partner » Explore the World of Boruto with Our Roleplaying Group on FB » More Jedi, Sith, and Imperials needed! » Role-player's Wanted » OSR Armchair Warrior looking for Kin » Friday the 13th Fun, Anyone? » Writers Wanted! »
Net Neutrality: Let's fight for it!
a topic in Discussion & Debate, a part of the RPG forum.
Moderators: dealing with it, Ambassadors
First post:
•
10 posts
• Page 1 of 1
Net Neutrality: Let's fight for it!
Tips: 0.00 INK
by LawOfTheLand on Wed Jun 23, 2010 2:34 am
Tip jar: the author of this post has received 0.00 INK in return for their work.
-
LawOfTheLand - Contributor
- Member for 16 years
-
Re: Net Neutrality: Let's fight for it!
Tips: 0.00 INK
by gaiadarkstar on Fri Jul 02, 2010 9:12 am
I don't really understand what it means and what is going on. I don't want to sound stupid but I woul like to know more details in an easy to understand way.
Worlds without end visualised, sketched, and written. From my mind and imagination to yours.
Tip jar: the author of this post has received 0.00 INK in return for their work.
-
gaiadarkstar - Member for 14 years
-
Re: Net Neutrality: Let's fight for it!
Tips: 0.00 INK
by UnderINK on Fri Jul 02, 2010 3:53 pm
More or less, big companies that provide internet, like Comcast specifically, want to 'control the internet', including what information can be put and what can't. They want to make websites, say, like RPgateway, pay higher internet fees in order to run their sites and have them load more quickly. If the site loads slow, people won't be able to access it. So sites will be required to pay that fee in order to run their site and it will make a lot of current websites unavailable, in effect censoring what people are seeing.
An unfortunate triumph for big capitalist business if it ever happened, but luckily the president backs something called Net Neutrality, which means keeping the internet free of such control.
An unfortunate triumph for big capitalist business if it ever happened, but luckily the president backs something called Net Neutrality, which means keeping the internet free of such control.
•civilization begins with order, grows with liberty and dies with chaos•
Tip jar: the author of this post has received 0.00 INK in return for their work.
-
UnderINK - Member for 17 years
-
Re: Net Neutrality: Let's fight for it!
Tips: 0.00 INK
by Soul of Edinburgh on Fri Jul 02, 2010 6:45 pm
Is there a petition to get rid of the FCC entirely? It's such an outdated system.
Tip jar: the author of this post has received 0.00 INK in return for their work.
-
Soul of Edinburgh - Member for 14 years
-
Re: Net Neutrality: Let's fight for it!
Tips: 0.00 INK
by UnderINK on Sat Jul 03, 2010 12:13 am
The FCC is actually one of the many defending net neutrality. Getting rid of the FCC could actually doom the internet to censorship, ironically.
Tip jar: the author of this post has received 0.00 INK in return for their work.
-
UnderINK - Member for 17 years
-
Re: Net Neutrality: Let's fight for it!
Tips: 0.00 INK
by gaiadarkstar on Sat Jul 03, 2010 12:49 pm
But can't a provider do something like that if they wanted to in their network, of course if that happened you would just change providers but just a silly question.
Tip jar: the author of this post has received 0.00 INK in return for their work.
-
gaiadarkstar - Member for 14 years
-
Re: Net Neutrality: Let's fight for it!
Tips: 0.00 INK
by DemiKara on Fri Aug 06, 2010 5:28 pm
They could Gaia, but they'd find that they'd quickly lose customers. The relatively free market system insures this.
Patcharoo says: She's the squishiest in the game...
Tip jar: the author of this post has received 0.00 INK in return for their work.
-
DemiKara - Contributor
- Member for 14 years
-
Re: Net Neutrality: Let's fight for it!
Tips: 0.00 INK
by Prose on Sat Aug 07, 2010 12:13 pm
THE INTERNET MUST LIVE!
(16:12:43) Prose says: Izzy does anything she can get her hands on.
(16:12:54) Namaru says: My god Xorn and Prose you guys totally did a bunch of crazy things, I'm sure
(16:12:54) Prose says: Coke, meth, heroine, crack, pot.
(16:13:06) Prose says: Oh that was really bad timing.
Tip jar: the author of this post has received 0.00 INK in return for their work.
-
Prose - Member for 15 years
-
Re: Net Neutrality: Let's fight for it!
Tips: 0.00 INK
by Aeris Strife on Sat Aug 07, 2010 12:17 pm
UnderINK wrote:More or less, big companies that provide internet, like Comcast specifically, want to 'control the internet', including what information can be put and what can't. They want to make websites, say, like RPgateway, pay higher internet fees in order to run their sites and have them load more quickly. If the site loads slow, people won't be able to access it. So sites will be required to pay that fee in order to run their site and it will make a lot of current websites unavailable, in effect censoring what people are seeing.
An unfortunate triumph for big capitalist business if it ever happened, but luckily the president backs something called Net Neutrality, which means keeping the internet free of such control.
Censorship is wrong. Some people just shouldn't do certain things so that we wouldn't have to censor them.
Anyway, back on topic... I don't like the idea of people raising fees on webpages- sooner or later, people would stop using the Internet altogether.
Oh and I agree with Sko.
Hey bitch, I don't care if it kills me
and I don't give a damn if it hurts
I'm going to live for the fun of it
Because this is my stinkin' life, not yours
and I don't give a damn if it hurts
I'm going to live for the fun of it
Because this is my stinkin' life, not yours
Tip jar: the author of this post has received 0.00 INK in return for their work.
-
Aeris Strife - Member for 14 years
-
Re: Net Neutrality: Let's fight for it!
Tips: 0.00 INK
by gaiadarkstar on Fri Nov 05, 2010 8:29 am
It's like these big name companies are never going to be happy with the amount of money they make. I guess that is another argument against big business but it really does make me mad that the big wigs make so much money and they never care about all the customers or the workers under them. So many businesses went out of business cause the big wigs made all the money and bankrupted the actual company. I wish there was a law to prevent that. Now there would be a good use of power.
Tip jar: the author of this post has received 0.00 INK in return for their work.
-
gaiadarkstar - Member for 14 years
-
First post:
•
10 posts
• Page 1 of 1
Post a reply
-
Make a Donation
RPG relies exclusively on user donations to support the platform.
Donors earn the "Contributor" achievement and are permanently recognized in the credits. Consider donating today!
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 0 guests