It's easy to be cynical about the net neutrality debate, but the gears are turning and politicians & officials are noticing. There are many people in the FCC that believe in net neutrality and the open internet. Now we need your help again. We just need to convince the FCC commissioners that any perceived political cost is far less than the damage it will cost the Internet economy.
We spent the last 9 years at reddit HQ helping to create the best and the largest online community ever. We want to feature some of your stories and thoughts in our filing. As we might have never been founded without net neutrality, we're asking you to share in the comments some of the stories, experiences and events that wouldn't have been possible without reddit. We'd like the FCC to hear it from your point of view. It's easy to be pessimistic but the people in our reddit community do amazing stuff, and we are proud to be a platform for that goodness.
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This is a fight between bad regulations with loopholes versus good regulations with appropriate forbearance. We just want to maintain the de facto neutrality of the internet that has been in place for since the last decade. Reclassifying ISPs as common carriers under Title II will help ensure the internet remains open and neutral. There is a lot being done by advocacy groups in the back channels to help prevent internet fuckery. The internet has sent over 647,000 comments to the FCC.
Finally, it's not just companies like reddit, Tumblr, Google or Facebook that will be stifled by the Chairman's proposal. This will have a chilling effect on the funding of new startups. It'll put the mom & pop online businesses & the one-person internet shops at a severe disadvantage by placing them in the slow lane. If you run one of these or know someone who does, please take a moment to file a comment with the FCC and tell them to support reclassifying ISPs as Title II common carriers. People really do read them.
