Board Thread:Wiki Management/@comment-5797509-20140516215200

Hello. VERISON AND AT&T ARE TRYING TO BLOW NET NEUTRALITY, SO THAT COMPANIES HAVE FAST PROVIDERS, BUT US VIEWING PAGES CAN BE SLOWED DOWN HEAVILY, ALLOWING IT TO TAKE MINUTES AND MINUTES TO LOAD ANYTHING (EVEN A CHAT MESSEGE)! THIS ALSO ALLOWS THEM TO BAN CERTAIN SITES THAT CANT AFFORD TO KEEP IT HIGH OR EVEN IF THEY DON'T LIKE IT! THIS CAN BAN FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, TUMBLR, WIKIPEDIA, YOUTUBE, OR EVEN THIS SITE! THEY CAN MAKE ANY SITE LOAD VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY SLOW, TAKING MINUTES TO LOAD A MESSEGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE OPEN INTERNET IS IN PERIL - A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT JUST STRUCK DOWN NET NEUTRALITY AND SIDED WITH GIANT CORPORATIONS LIKE VERIZON WHO WANT TO CONTROL HOW WE EXPERIENCE THE INTERNET. NOW, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS LIKE VERIZON CAN BLOCK CONTENT THEY DISAGREE WITH OR SLOW DOWN ACCESS TO WEBSITES WHO CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY WHAT CORPORATIONS CAN FOR HIGHER SPEEDS. BUT WE CAN STILL STOP THIS.

THE FCC HAS THE POWER TO PROTECT NET NEUTRALITY BY RECLASSIFYING BROADBAND AS A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE. DOING SO WILL GIVE THEM THE POWER TO REINSTATE THE NET NEUTRALITY PROTECTIONS TAKEN AWAY BY VERIZON. IT'S ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY THAT THEY DO THIS BECAUSE NET NEUTRALITY IS THE BASIS FOR WHAT HAS MADE THE INTERNET A PLACE WHERE WHAT YOU KNOW IS MORE VALUABLE THAN WHOM YOU KNOW.

NET NEUTRALITY IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO THE STUDENT NET ALLIANCE BECAUSE IT ALLOWS THE FREE FLOW OF IDEAS TO SHAPE OUR EDUCATION. AN OPEN INTERNET PROVIDES ONE OF THE PUREST FORMS OF DEMOCRACY TODAY, ALLOWING STUDENTS TO ACCESS A LIMITLESS SUPPLY OF INFORMATION, FOR RELATIVELY LOW COST AND WITH GREAT EASE. WHEN THOSE INVALUABLE AVENUES FOR EDUCATION AND SOCIAL INTERACTION ARE THREATENED BY ENTRENCHED CORPORATIONS ACTING AS GATEKEEPERS IN PURSUIT OF PROFIT, THE STUDENT NET ALLIANCE (SNA) MOBILIZES STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND ALUMNI WORLDWIDE TO DEFEND THE INTERNET AS A TOOL FOR EVERYONE TO USE WITH EQUAL CALIBER.

WE CAN'T STAND IDLY BY WHILE THE INTERNET IS SOLD TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER. JOIN US IN ASKING THE FCC TO RECLASSIFY BROADBAND AS A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE.

SIGN HERE! https://www.change.org/petitions/tom-wheeler-save-net-neutrality 