Dear friends, The US and the EU are on the verge of giving rich corporations the right to control what we all see on the Internet. It’s the apocalypse of the Internet as we know it. But free speech advocates and web companies are fighting back. Click to join the largest call for a democratic and free Internet ever: SIGN THE PETITION The richest 1% could now control what we all see on the Internet forever. It’s the apocalypse of the Internet as we know it, and will erase the democratic promise of an information highway for everyone that the founders of the world wide web imagined. Together, our community has built on that vision, using the web to fight corruption, save lives, and bring people-powered aid to countries in crisis. But the US and the EU are on the verge of giving the richest corporations the right to show content fast, while paywalling or slowing down everything else. Avaaz’s ability to show the world citizen journalist footage from Syria, or run campaigns to save our planet is under threat! Decisions on both sides of the Atlantic are being made now. But tech innovators, free speech advocates and the best web companies are fighting back. If millions of us join them now we can create the largest call for a democratic and free Internet ever. Sign up now and tell everyone: avaaz.org/en/internet_apocalypse_pa_eu/ Until now, any improvements in the Internet benefited all of us — if Rupert Murdoch’s ultra-conservative Fox News got a faster way to stream videos, so did independent media showing the reality on the ground in Ukraine, Syria, or Palestine. Politicians called this “net neutrality” and laws protecting it used to exist in the United States until a court just struck them down. Now, the EU Parliament is threatening to pass regulation that give ISPs the right to carve up the web and control what we see, by slowing down or charging for sites that dont pay. But we can stop this. First, we will show up with massive global numbers into today’s public meeting in the United States to decide whether to reinstate Internet protections. Then we will unleash a high powered lobby team to target the EU Parliament to ensure its committees listen to the public. This will be the big first step we need to win these important battles over the next few months. Web providers like Verizon and Vodafone are lobbying hard for an Internet for the rich. And without a massive response from citizens, they could win, and put our whole community’s work at risk. Most of our Internet is located in the US and the EU so this affects us all. We don’t have any time to lose. Click below to join now: avaaz.org/en/internet_apocalypse_pa_eu/ When our community was less than half of the size it is now, we rallied and helped kill the ACTA treaty and stopped massive Internet censorship laws SOPA/PIPA. Today, we are more powerful than ever. Let’s now join together and ensure that what connects us all stays open. With hope, Pascal, Emma, Dalia, Luis, Emilie, Luca, Sayeeda and the whole Avaaz team SOURCES: 5 Major Ways the Internet Will Change Without Net Neutrality (ABC News) abcnews.go/Business/major-ways-internet-change-net-neutrality/story?id=21541399 Here’s how net neutrality can still survive (Washington Post) washingtonpost/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/01/15/heres-how-net-neutrality-can-still-surv... European civil rights groups join forces to defend net neutrality (PC World) pcworld/article/2087660/european-civil-rights-groups-join-forces-to-defend-net-neutra... Coming Clean on Net Neutrality (The Huffington Post) huffingtonpost/timothy-karr/coming-clean-on-net-neutr_b_4679346.html EU telecoms market reforms threaten net neutrality and privacy (Wired) wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-11/19/eu-telecoms-reform-concerns Save the Internet savetheinternet.eu/en/ Network Neutrality (EDRI papers)edri.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/paper08_20131023_web.pdf Support the Avaaz Community! Were entirely funded by donations and receive no money from governments or corporations. Our dedicated team ensures even the smallest contributions go a long way. DONATE NOW
Posted on: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 18:57:14 +0000
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