Net neutrality is essential to ensure our people can access a free and open internet. Tell the 2020 presidential candidates they must commit to protecting net neutrality!
John,
Net neutrality is vital to our struggle for civil rights in the digital age. It allows for a free and open internet for all people, with internet speeds that are not impacted by how much someone can pay. But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has been blocking net neutrality legislation, which means that large telecom companies, like Comcast and Verizon, can throttle online services, blocking and slowing traffic or interfering with our choices online. This has the potential to harm millions of Black, Brown, and low-income communities, who benefit from a free and open internet.
Without net neutrality, people like us will lose the ability to access websites and blogs, run our businesses, and tell our stories, which, too often, are ignored by mainstream media. But the 2020 presidential candidates have the power to commit to restoring net neutrality. By pledging to restore net neutrality, presidential candidates commit to leading the fight to ensure that the internet works best for our needs, not the needs of corporations.
Tell the 2020 presidential candidates to pledge to restore net neutrality.
Because of net neutrality, we are able to uplift Black and Brown voices into mainstream media without needing the approval of gatekeepers. For instance, many Black journalists and cultural commentators are able to be heard as a result social media platforms, blogs, and other platforms they’re able to access without paying extra fees. Without net neutrality, Black and Brown expression will be stifled. We cannot let this happen.
For years, Color Of Change members like you have helped fight to ensure the internet remains free and open. You got the most comprehensive net neutrality bill signed into law in California, and you helped pass the Congressional Review Act (CRA) in the Republican-controlled Senate. But, we need to ensure that every presidential candidate is committed to maintaining a free and open internet.
Join us in telling the 2020 candidates to protect net neutrality.
Until justice is real,
—Jade, Rashad, Arisha, Evan, Johnny, Future, Samantha, Eesha, Marcus, FolaSade, and the rest of the Color Of Change team
References:
- "Racial Justice Leaders Applaud Signing of Nation's Strongest Net Neutrality Bill," Center for Media Justice, October 01 2018, https://act.colorofchange.org/go/108720?t=7&akid=36798%2E4731121%2EjR7M_R.
- Senators Just Passed a Resolution to Restore Net Neutrality," Motherboard, May 16 2018, https://act.colorofchange.org/go/108721?t=9&akid=36798%2E4731121%2EjR7M_R.
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