Save the Internet is a coalition of individuals, businesses, and
non-profit organizations working for the preservation of
Net neutrality.
The site encourages taking action against discrimination of bandwidth distribution on the Internet.
History
Save the Internet was founded in April 2006 in order to advocate for
net neutrality. When Save the Internet formed, it asserted the idea that network neutrality needed to be protected by a "First Amendment" of the
Internet.
As the
First Amendment to the United States Constitution includes protection of freedoms of speech and of the press, so would a proposed Internet first amendment protect network neutrality, which would allow for equal access to every
website.
January 14, 2014 - Court overturned the Federal Communications Commission's Net Neutrality due to a lawsuit by Verizon.
In September 2018, Article 13 has vote to success or reject. Many people have to save own internet. Many people chose reject, which means it is rejected.
On January 22, 2019, Article 13 is halted and rejected now.
Function
This
online activist organization functions mainly as a source for public awareness and as a catalyst promoting civic action, such as
petition
A petition is a request to do something, most commonly addressed to a government official or public entity. Petitions to a deity are a form of prayer called supplication.
In the colloquial sense, a petition is a document addressed to some offic ...
ing Congress to support net neutrality. The website also runs a blog which keeps users up to date on threats to internet neutrality, amongst other things. Previous petitions garnered as many as 1.9 million signatures.
See also
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Media democracy
Media may refer to:
Communication
* Media (communication), tools used to deliver information or data
** Advertising media, various media, content, buying and placement for advertising
** Broadcast media, communications delivered over mass el ...
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National Conference for Media Reform
The National Conference for Media Reform (NCMR) is the largest conference devoted to media technology and news in the United States. Sponsored and presented by the media reform organization Free Press, the conference brings together activists; st ...
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Telecoms Package
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References
External links
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Free Press
Internet-related activism
Internet governance advocacy groups
Citizen media
Freedom of expression organizations
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