Net Neutrality: Huge Win

[ProSense]

ACLU: After a Decade's Fight for Net Neutrality, Huge Win for Free Speech Online
https://www.aclu.org/blog/technology-and-liberty-free-speech/after-decades-fight-net-neutrality-huge-win-free-speech-onli

EFF: Dear FCC: Thanks for Listening to Team Internet!
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/02/fcc-votes-net-neutrality-big-win

Save the Internet: This morning the FCC voted to protect real Net Neutrality — marking the biggest victory for the public interest in the agency’s history.
http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/2015/02/26/net-neutrality-victory

Gizmodo: FCC Passes Strongest Net Neutrality Rules In America's History
http://gizmodo.com/fcc-passes-strongest-net-neutrality-rules-in-americas-h-1688204371

[Egnever]

1. Holy crap Prosense!

Good to see you post!

This was a truly unbelievable win for the people. I was shocked when it came down.

[Cha]

2. Yes, it was Gigantic! So much whining on this board alone.. about how it wouldn't get done

because..you know.. Obama.

Net Neutrality: President Obama's Plan for a Free and Open Internet

More than any other invention of our time, the Internet has unlocked possibilities we could just barely imagine a generation ago. And here's a big reason we've seen such incredible growth and innovation: Most Internet providers have treated Internet traffic equally. That's a principle known as "net neutrality" — and it says that an entrepreneur's fledgling company should have the same chance to succeed as established corporations, and that access to a high school student's blog shouldn't be unfairly slowed down to make way for advertisers

http://www.whitehouse.gov/net-neutrality



http://theobamadiary.com/2015/02/26/a-tweet-or-two-and-ggails-birthday/

Mahalo ProSense~

[madokie]

7. I wonder how many replies to this OP

will be posters saying I'm sorry I was wrong about Obama on this.

[Cha]

8. ROFL!

[C Moon]

11. +1

[mcar]

16. And strange how it's not getting much

DU attention right?

[pampango]

3. Congressional Progressive Caucus Applauds FCC on Net Neutrality Ruling

Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Co-Chairs Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Keith Ellison (D-MN) released the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted today to approve Chairman Wheeler’s proposal protecting net neutrality through Title II reclassification of Internet access.

“We applaud the FCC for supporting an open and free Internet. After millions of comments from people all across the country, the FCC has validated their voices and ensured the Internet remains the democratic platform it is today.

“The Internet provides a space for free expression, and makes room for voices that are shut out of mainstream media. Reclassifying the Internet as a common carrier prevents a handful of powerful companies from controlling how Americans access the Internet. Allowing Internet service providers to create fast lanes would give an unfair advantage to a lucky few and burden the rest of us with a slower Internet. It would also create barriers for the web entrepreneurs and innovators who have great ideas, but wouldn’t be able to compete on a pay-to-play Internet. Today's decision preserves the people's voice and allows the Internet to remain democratic and open.”

http://cpc.grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=61&itemid=976

[FSogol]

4. K & R. n/t

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

5. Wait! Wait! *GASP* I agree with you!!

[zappaman]

6. Yup.

[SidDithers]

9. But the perpetually outraged are still outraged...

Because reasons!!

Sid

[1StrongBlackMan]

14. Nope, not outraged ...

self-congratulatory.

See DU Prognostication Gone Poof Response #2: "Yeah, but we MADE him do it!"

[geek tragedy]

15. no, they're claiming it's a secret plot and that the FCC radically changed the rule from

the proposed rule in released back in May 2014.

The dead-enders are anyways. Doesn't bother them that they're going all Third Way by adopting rightwing talking points.

Those with any intellectual honesty are supporting the move.

[freshwest]

20. Yeah, that...

[Iliyah]

10. K & R!

And rec'd as well since I got the info on how to do it by Cha, thanks!

I'm proud to be a Dem!

[1StrongBlackMan]

12. Welcome back! It's been a minute. n/t

[ismnotwasm]

13. Nice to see you!

And great post!

[Sheepshank]

17. This is huge...this is so great!

Can I just tell you what a huge sense of relief I have over hearing this. For some reason the idea of losing Net Neutrality was causing me some serious anxiety. RW already had so much control over the media, I expected that it would spread like a cancer to the internet and then our "conditioning" apparatus would be complete. Gosh Thank Obama!

[Kath1]

18. Huge win, ProSense!

I love it! Very good news and reason for us all to celebrate!

[Jamaal510]

19. This needs more recs. eom

[freshwest]

21. And kicks. K & R for net neutrality, Obama and the righteous ProSense!

[closeupready]

22. Hope she's well, ProSense. K&R