You (or your parents) pay approx $40-$100 or higher for internet.
So that you can all use youtube, google, Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, etc. etc. etc. This isn’t limited to social media.
Net neutrality says, “Okay, since you already paid x amount of money for the month, you don’t have to pay for each asset individually. Enjoy your internet.”
NO net neutrality means that your service provider (comcast, at&t, verizon, whatever it may be) gets to say “ACTUALLY, it lines our pockets so give us an extra $5.99 for Youtube, Facebook and Twitter. Oh, but that doesn’t include Tumblr; that comes with our premium package. That’ll be $5.99 on its own as well. Now about your Google docs and email…
That’s why it’s important. That’s why I’m spamming Net Neutrality crap. If you’re using the internet, it’s YOUR problem.
-Email your congressman (text resist to 50409) It’s easy, you don’t have to talk to anyone.
-Swim the #NetNeutrality tag on Twitter. Seriously, it’s helpful.
And lastly, GET THIS TRENDING. It’s trending on Twitter but it needs to trend here too. This is everyone’s issue.
Do you applying for jobs online?
Do you like randomly saying “wow this sounds neat, let me google it and learn more about it?”
How about “hey who played Horatio in last year’s performance?”
wHAT ABOUT DOING HOMEWORK WITH THE INTERNET?
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And of course….”wow this politician/company/group seems really shady, I should educate myself by more than just word of mouth so I can be an informed citizen.”
If you like the freedom of doing any of that, then yeah, this is important.
This isn’t about losing tumblr or twitter (Gods, if I had to pay for this hellsite I’d finally be able to Leave it and do something with my life anyway) this is about freedom of easy access to information.
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