If you’re new to the space “digital equity,” you may not know that 20 years ago the net was being battled over. The Net Neutrality battle was an open battle where literally teenage girls saw themselves as the champions of ensuring that the net was not a tiered class system where the rich could afford to have services. Read real life example: “Generation of Consolidation” features the films created in the summer program about Media Justice, Net Neutrality, Internet Freedom, Mobile Justice and Low Power FM Radio. The advocacy videos will appeal to students, young people and anyone concerned about the ways in which media affects our lives. More here: https://lnkd.in/gfbZMvNu So proud of the lessons all stakeholders learned by a thoughtful group of Americans making sure that the net was neutral. Time is moving fast, and technology and connectivity have evolved and why it’s important (even if some are irritated by the process) to assess and ensure that the internet is open and safe for all. “How Open Internet Rules and Title II Classification Help Consumers • Openness – Restore basic rules to prevent broadband providers from blocking legal content, throttling speeds, and creating paid-for fast lanes. • Free Speech – Open internet policies protect Americans’ freedom and their speech, only regulating broadband companies’ ability to limit consumer and business activities. • Service Standards – Consumers expect fair treatment by the businesses with which they engage, and Title II allows the FCC to ensure those standards are met. • Privacy – Title II would restore broadband consumer privacy and data security protections that apply to all telecommunications services under the Communications Act. • Robocalls & Robotexts – Broadband network oversight could help fight scam calls and texts that often originate from online platforms and traverse VoIP networks. • Nationwide Standard – Establish a uniform national standard for internet openness rather than a patchwork of state-by-state approaches, benefiting consumers and Internet Service Providers.”
Open internet protections have long had widespread – upwards of 80% – support from the American people who have come to expect that they will be able to access all lawful content on the internet uninhibited by their broadband service provider’s business decisions. Get the facts on how Open Internet rules and Title II classification helps consumers. https://lnkd.in/ewpJCugf #OpenInternet #NetNeutrality