Thanks to comedian/newscaster John Oliver, net neutrality became a national issue staring the public right in the face. If you have not seen the video on HBO, you can watch it on YouTube. And it is well worth a view.
Besides being funny, it also points out the hypocrisy of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and his plans for handing control of the Internet to a handful of big communication companies. As our first story points out, people’s reaction to the Oliver diatribe and the proposed repeal of Net Neutrality was so strong that they brought down the FCC Website…just like they did three years ago when Oliver had a similar rant on the same issue.
Meanwhile, Pai has been on a public relations tour soft soaping his plan and saying how good it will be for all of us. Liar! And to add to the lies, the FCC now claims that their Web site crash was not the result of people protesting, but rather a DDOS attack. Total BS!
Be sure and watch the Oliver video…you will laugh and, at the same time, learn a whole lot more about this important issue. And you should file you feelings on the issue by going to the FCC Web site…gofccyourself.com -JRC
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