There is a tragedy in the making.

The House of Representatives has passed a bill that allows telecommunication companies to charge different users different rates for the use of the same services—that is, your broadband company can charge ANY content providers on the Net more to use its bandwidth simply because their content competes with its own.

Throwing Out Net Neutrality

One of the founding principles of the Internet is that it is neutral—all people everywhere have the same right to content anywhere else. By passing a bill that allows telecommunications companies to charge unevenly, to discriminate against certain sites, companies, or content types, the House of Representatives is allowing these companies to effectively censor the Internet.

How will we find the best possible content when it is blocked by our ISPs? How will new startups stand a chance when they can’t pay the ISPs’ fees?

The Senate Has a Chance…

To stand up for the principles of free speech and equality and not bow to lobbying money from power-hungry companies. The Senate has yet to vote on the telecommunications bill. Write to your senator and tell him to support Net Neutrality. Sign the Save the Internet Petition.

Here’s a button I made that you can use to support the campaign: