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unplug magazine asks you to unplug from your current modes of thought and look at life in a new way, whether this means unplugging from our toxic consumer culture, mainstream society, the tv, or a limiting mindset. author megan prusynski explores life's alternatives and discusses activism, progressive thinking, and moving towards a "green" & sustainable life.
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Save the Internet!
The corporations are at it again! Big telecom companies are trying to have tighter control over bandwidth (and make a buck in the process). Basically, they would charge web sites for bandwidth, meaning the sites that can afford to pay up will load quickly, and those that can't will load painfully slow or not at all. The House passed a telecommunications bill without net neutrality protections. Net neutrality is basically the First Amendment of the internet: it's what makes everyone from the biggest corporation to an individual blogger on a level playing field and equal opportunity to make their voice heard online. The bill is now in the senate, and hopefully a net neutrality amendment will be added.
I've always seen the internet as one of the last frontiers for truly free speech. The fact that anyone can put up a web page and anyone with access can see it is just amazing. It's the one place that hasn't been totally co-opted for only commercial uses. If net neutrality is not protected, it would be easy for internet providers to control whice sites people got to access and which they could not. And no one should have to be a corporate pawn!
Help keep the internet a level playing field and find out more about net neutrality at SaveTheInternet.com. Send a message to your senators today and keep the internet open for all.
Labels: activism, art/culture, politics
