With exactly one month until a final vote on net neutrality at the FCC, net neutrality advocates are encouraging internet users, content creators, and major websites to join in the next phase of the campaign to save the internet—from the folks who brought about the Internet Slowdown in September, we now have the “Internet Countdown.”
The Internet Countdown is a month-long push to remind the FCC that the upcoming vote on net neutrality is one of the most important votes the FCC will ever take. Further, we will be counting down the days and minutes until the vote happens with all eyes on the FCC.
Evan Greer, one of the driving forces of this action reminds us how important this issue is:
“We are closer than ever to winning real net neutrality protections that will keep the Web open for generations to come, and the Internet is literally counting down the seconds,” said Fight for the Future campaign director Evan Greer, “We call on Internet users, cat video posters, music bloggers, youtube karaoke stars, and major websites to unite for one more epic push to make sure that the FCC does the right thing and that corrupt members of Congress can’t derail the process.”
Please, if you have a website, consider posting the widget made by our partners at Fight for The Future, Demand Progress, and the BattleForTheNet.com team. If you don’t have a website, consider changing your profile pictures on other social media sites to reflect your support. Or, if the widget isn’t right for you, create your own image to stand in solidarity with net neutrality supporters.
On the day of the Internet Slowdown more than 40,000 websites participated in online protests resulting in more than 700,000 comments submitted to the FCC along with hundreds of thousands of calls to Congress on that day. Today, Daily Kos is credited as the first site to join the Internet Countdown.
For us at Daily Kos and the ten million visitors of the site, this vote means everything:
“Strong net neutrality protections are essential to the survival of Daily Kos and all independent media outlets. Without net neutrality, ISPs would be free to stifle or elevate voices based on their own corporate interests,” said Rachel Colyer, Senior Campaign Director at Daily Kos.”This is why we are part of the Internet Countdown—the FCC must do the right thing. We encourage our community to participate in the Democratic process by showing solidarity for strong net neutrality rules written at the FCC and based on Title II authority”
Over the next month, we hope to meet and beat those numbers. Right now, the action you take through the widget is to call Congress with a simple message, “Congress should let the FCC do their job to enact real, strong net neutrality rules.” The FCC is the expert agency in telecommunications policy and enforcement, Republicans in Congress should not interfere with their upcoming decision.
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And, take action through Daily Kos so we can continue to build momentum. Click here to view the widget live on our site and send an email to your members of Congress urging them to “Let the FCC do its job.”