Defend Net Neutrality: Boston Protest
When:
Thursday, Dec 07, 2017 5:00p -
7:00p
Thursday, Dec 07, 2017 5:00p -
7:00p
Where:
Verizon
745 Boylston St
Boston, MA 02116
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Social Good
Event website:
https://www.facebook.com/events/552919738376984
The FCC wants to repeal net neutrality. This could be the end of a free and open internet.
On December 7, one week before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is set to vote on repealing net neutrality, we'll protest at retail stores across the U.S. and demand that Congress stop the FCC from destroying the internet as we know it.
One of the biggest opponents of net neutrality is Ajit Pai, current FCC chairman and former Verizon lobbyist. If he and the Trump administration have their way, our free and open internet could be a thing of the past. We can’t let this happen.
WHAT IS NET NEUTRALITY?
Net neutrality means that internet service providers — like Verizon, Comcast, or AT&T — can’t pick and choose which sites you have access to. Whether it’s an email from your mother, a bank transfer, or a streamed episode of The Handmaid’s Tale, your data is treated equally.
WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?
The Trump administration wants to repeal net neutrality. That would be a disaster for free speech and access to information.
Imagine if your phone company could mess with your calls — through bad connections or frequent dropped calls — when you tried to order pizza from Domino’s, because Pizza Hut is paying them.
Without net neutrality, your internet service providers can choose which web pages load quickly and which sites get blocked, based on things like their own corporate interest or dislike for a certain site’s political viewpoints. They can play favorites or charge more money for faster delivery to certain websites.
WHAT CAN I DO TO PROTECT THE INTERNET?
Join us on December 7 at 5:00 PM to protest in front of the Verizon store in Boston (745 Boylston Street).
Tell your friends to attend protests in their areas. Find more events here: https://www.battleforthenet.com/
Call your members of Congress today and tell them to oppose Chairman Pai’s plans to dismantle net neutrality: https://www.aclu.org/issues/free-speech/dont-dismantle-net-neutrality
Spread the word!
