Board Thread:Central Control: Wiki Help, Announcement/@comment-896291-20171214203540

Today, December 14, 2017,, under the advisement of former Verizon Lawyer, Ajit Pai, chose to repeal the approved decision to protect  by, "reclassifying broadband as a common carrier under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 and Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996" , which that kept the internet under government regulation (IIRC). The repeal was made in favor of catering to Corporate Lobbyists, who in turn, work in favor of the Major Internet Service Providers (ISPs), like, but certainly not limited to, Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T.

The last step required is to get their repeal approved by Congress and made law is to go through Appeals Court. Already folk are coming out of the woodwork to sue the FCC for their decision.

Wikia as a website, relies on the community of people that relies on the internet to even contribute to their website. Without Net Neutrality, major ISPs can make simple recreational tasks like editing articles a near-impossibility, esp. for those on a seriously fixed income.

So, here's what you need to do if yo value the neutrality of the internet and all that it provides you, thanks to government regulation:


 * CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVES, URGE THEM TO SUPPORT NET GENERALITY AND GO AGAINST PAI AND THE FCC's decision:
 * visit whoismyrepresentative.com - To find out who represents you in Congress and urge them to support NN
 * visit resistbot.io - Another website that will help you in writing or calling to your representatives
 * Visit Battleforthenet.com - The major spearhead in the fight for Net Neutrality, and another major resource for protests, and contacting your representatives
 * BE PERSISTENT, BUT POLITE, WITH YOUR REPRESENTATIVES, AND MAINTAIN OPEN DIALOG WITH THEM
 * On top of urging them to go against making the repeal of Net Neutrality law, you also want to urge them to support this bill, the H.R.4585 - Save Net Neutrality Act of 2017, which means to prevent the FCC's decision from becoming a reality. So far, 24 representatives in Congress are in support of it. There can be more, but we as a public play a great deal into how things go down from here on out.


 * 1) Congress can stop the FCC and overrule their vote using the Congressional Review Act
 * 2) It only takes a simple majority in the Senate and House, so go bother your representatives.
 * 3) 83% of voters support #NetNeutrality regardless of political party We can do this. http://BattleForTheNet.com (source) 