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Serious Net Neutrality is gone, what's next?

Submitted by gmodleaker69, , Thread ID: 65236

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RE: Net Neutrality is gone, what's next?

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I read a thread about this on GmodStore aswell!

I DONT TAKE CREDITS FOR THIS:
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So since I haven't seen any posts about this (sort of surprising) and since this is a major issue that everyone, not just in the Garry's Mod community, but anyone who uses the internet needs to know about, its the fact that your internet is at risk of being limited heavily. Just in case someone doesn't know what Net Neutrality is, it's a set of rules (set by the FCC) that restricts ISPs (Internet Service Providers) from treating websites unequally. Without Net Neutrality, your internet service can restrict you from seeing let's say Twitch so that you only watch YouTube (or restricts both). To give a better and much simpler way to understand, as well as to give more reason as to why these rules are important, let's say you, or a family member starts a restaurant. Let's say McDonald's doesn't like the fact that you or your family member started a restaurant, and puts a block on the restaurant so that people can only go where ever McDonald's feels like it. If you don't want someone controlling what you can or can't do on the internet (without paying extra), then your best interest is to help keep these rules in place for not only your freedom but everyone's freedom.

If you don't know how to stop this from happening, here are a few things you can try:

Email/write to your senator telling them to do something before the FCC does a vote.
Participate in protests
If you find any other ways, please ensure that we keep our freedom to use any website without extra costs, otherwise, we all pay the cost (the cost of unlocking access to certain features).
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King Regards,
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