As the Senate vote to overturn the FCC's repeal of net neutrality rapidly approaches this week, the ICHFITES, (ICHFA-teers? ICHY-Fighters?) discuss the implications of this ruling, the cost-benefit of ads on the internet, and how privacy and personal information might be misused to benefit businesses and governments at great cost to us, the citizenry.
net neutrality: the principle that Internet service providers should enable access to all content and applications regardless of the source, and without favoring or blocking particular products or websites.
If you would like to join the campaign to call/tweet/email your Congressional representatives of the citizens of the US, see the links below for more information on how to reach out and have this discussion. You all use the internet, and what that looks like going forward is entirely dependent on how we communicate our opinions to the FCC and Congress. Speak on behalf of yourself and free speakers everywhere.
https://www.battleforthenet.com/
https://www.reddit.com/domain/battleforthenet.com/