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clevermanka) wrote2006-05-01 02:14 pm
clevermanka) wrote2006-05-01 02:14 pm
MoveOn.Org petition for net neutrality
I rarely post such things, but:
Dear friend of Internet freedom,
In just a week, over 250,000 of us signed a petition demanding that Congress keep the Internet free. Joining this call are Google and eBay, groups ranging from MoveOn to Gun Owners of America, and even some celebrities.
Some members of Congress already switched to our side, but companies like AT&T are pushing hard to win next week's vote and seize more control over the Internet.
Together, we've got to up the ante. To reach 350,000 petition signatures, we're launching a contest: You can win an iPod Nano or BarnesandNoble.com gift certificate by asking your friends to sign the "Save the Internet" petition.
To start, just forward this link to your friends and family with a short explanation of why you care about this issue:
http://civic.moveon.org/save_the_internet/?id=7449-5933747-1xJAj0MLO5fBaGP24Qd8Kw&t=1
You will automatically get credit for anyone who signs the petition by using this petition link. You can use the sample note at the bottom of this email, too.
The 10 people who gather the most signatures by the end of the day on Monday, May 8th, will win an iPod Nano. The next 40 people will win a $20 BarnesandNoble.com gift certificate.You can see contest rules and track who's winning at:
http://civic.moveon.org/save_the_internet/contest?id=7449-5933747-1xJAj0MLO5fBaGP24Qd8Kw&t=2
(This is not the petition link.)
This petition will be delivered to Congress, and everyone who signs will be kept informed of the next steps we can take to keep the pressure on Congress before next week's House vote.
Snopes.com, which monitors various causes that circulate on the Internet, explained:
Simply put, network neutrality means that no web site's traffic has precedence over any other's...Whether a user searches for recipes using Google, reads an article on snopes.com, or looks at a friend's MySpace profile, all of that data is treated equally and delivered from the originating web site to the user's web browser with the same priority. In recent months, however, some of the telephone and cable companies that control the telecommunications networks over which Internet data flows have floated the idea of creating the electronic equivalent of a paid carpool lane.
If companies like AT&T have their way, Web sites ranging from Google to eBay to MoveOn either pay protection money to get into the "fast lane" or risk opening slowly on your computer. We can't let the Internet—this incredible medium which has been such a revolutionary force for democratic participation, economic innovation, and free speech—become captive to large corporations.
To enter the contest, just personalize and send the email below to people you know. (Please don't spam people you don't know—it hurts our campaign.)
Thank you for all you do, and good luck.
–Eli Pariser, Noah T. Winer, and Adam Green, and the MoveOn.org Civic Action team
Monday, May 1st, 2006
P.S. You can support this member-driven campaign today, and make public awareness contests like this possible. As companies like AT&T spend millions lobbying Congress to gut Internet freedom, we will win this fight because of the power of regular people. A donation of $10, $20, or more would go a long way. You can donate here:
https://civic.moveon.org/donatec4/creditcard.html?id=7449-5933747-1xJAj0MLO5fBaGP24Qd8Kw&t=3
P.P.S. Here's a sample email you can personalize and send to your friends, family, and co-workers:
Hi,
Do you buy books online, use Google, or download to an iPod? Everything we do online will be hurt if Congress passes a radical law next week that gives giant corporations more control over what we do and see on the Internet.
Internet providers like AT&T are lobbying Congress hard to gut Network Neutrality—the Internet's First Amendment and the key to Internet freedom. Net Neutrality prevents AT&T from choosing which websites open most easily for you based on which site pays AT&T more. BarnesandNoble.com doesn't have to outbid Amazon for the right to work properly on your computer.
If Net Neutrality is gutted, almost every popular site—from Google to eBay to iTunes—must either pay protection money to Internet companies like AT&T or risk having their websites process slowly. That why these high-tech pioneers and others are opposing Congress' effort to gut Internet freedom.
You can do your part today—can you sign this petition telling your member of Congress to preserve Internet freedom? Click here:
http://www.civic.moveon.org/save_the_internet/?id=7449-5933747-1xJAj0MLO5fBaGP24Qd8Kw&t=4
I signed this petition, along with 250,000 others so far. This petiton will be delivered to Congress before the House of Representatives votes next week. When you sign, you'll be kept informed of the next steps we can take to keep the heat on Congress.
Snopes.com, which monitors various causes that circulate on the Internet, explained:
Simply put, network neutrality means that no web site's traffic has precedence over any other's...Whether a user searches for recipes using Google, reads an article on snopes.com, or looks at a friend's MySpace profile, all of that data is treated equally and delivered from the originating web site to the user's web browser with the same priority. In recent months, however, some of the telephone and cable companies that control the telecommunications networks over which Internet data flows have floated the idea of creating the electronic equivalent of a paid carpool lane.
If companies like AT&T have their way, Web sites ranging from Google to eBay to iTunes either pay protection money to get into the "fast lane" or risk opening slowly on your computer. We can't let the Internet—this incredible medium which has been such a revolutionary force for democratic participation, economic innovation, and free speech—become captive to large corporations.
Politicians don't think we are paying attention to this issue. Together, we do care about preserving the free and open Internet.
Please sign this petition letting your member of Congress know you support preserving Internet freedom. Click here:
http://www.civic.moveon.org/save_the_internet/?id=7449-5933747-1xJAj0MLO5fBaGP24Qd8Kw&t=5
Thanks.
Dear friend of Internet freedom,
In just a week, over 250,000 of us signed a petition demanding that Congress keep the Internet free. Joining this call are Google and eBay, groups ranging from MoveOn to Gun Owners of America, and even some celebrities.
Some members of Congress already switched to our side, but companies like AT&T are pushing hard to win next week's vote and seize more control over the Internet.
Together, we've got to up the ante. To reach 350,000 petition signatures, we're launching a contest: You can win an iPod Nano or BarnesandNoble.com gift certificate by asking your friends to sign the "Save the Internet" petition.
To start, just forward this link to your friends and family with a short explanation of why you care about this issue:
http://civic.moveon.org/save_the_internet/?id=7449-5933747-1xJAj0MLO5fBaGP24Qd8Kw&t=1
You will automatically get credit for anyone who signs the petition by using this petition link. You can use the sample note at the bottom of this email, too.
The 10 people who gather the most signatures by the end of the day on Monday, May 8th, will win an iPod Nano. The next 40 people will win a $20 BarnesandNoble.com gift certificate.You can see contest rules and track who's winning at:
http://civic.moveon.org/save_the_internet/contest?id=7449-5933747-1xJAj0MLO5fBaGP24Qd8Kw&t=2
(This is not the petition link.)
This petition will be delivered to Congress, and everyone who signs will be kept informed of the next steps we can take to keep the pressure on Congress before next week's House vote.
Snopes.com, which monitors various causes that circulate on the Internet, explained:
Simply put, network neutrality means that no web site's traffic has precedence over any other's...Whether a user searches for recipes using Google, reads an article on snopes.com, or looks at a friend's MySpace profile, all of that data is treated equally and delivered from the originating web site to the user's web browser with the same priority. In recent months, however, some of the telephone and cable companies that control the telecommunications networks over which Internet data flows have floated the idea of creating the electronic equivalent of a paid carpool lane.
If companies like AT&T have their way, Web sites ranging from Google to eBay to MoveOn either pay protection money to get into the "fast lane" or risk opening slowly on your computer. We can't let the Internet—this incredible medium which has been such a revolutionary force for democratic participation, economic innovation, and free speech—become captive to large corporations.
To enter the contest, just personalize and send the email below to people you know. (Please don't spam people you don't know—it hurts our campaign.)
Thank you for all you do, and good luck.
–Eli Pariser, Noah T. Winer, and Adam Green, and the MoveOn.org Civic Action team
Monday, May 1st, 2006
P.S. You can support this member-driven campaign today, and make public awareness contests like this possible. As companies like AT&T spend millions lobbying Congress to gut Internet freedom, we will win this fight because of the power of regular people. A donation of $10, $20, or more would go a long way. You can donate here:
https://civic.moveon.org/donatec4/creditcard.html?id=7449-5933747-1xJAj0MLO5fBaGP24Qd8Kw&t=3
P.P.S. Here's a sample email you can personalize and send to your friends, family, and co-workers:
Hi,
Do you buy books online, use Google, or download to an iPod? Everything we do online will be hurt if Congress passes a radical law next week that gives giant corporations more control over what we do and see on the Internet.
Internet providers like AT&T are lobbying Congress hard to gut Network Neutrality—the Internet's First Amendment and the key to Internet freedom. Net Neutrality prevents AT&T from choosing which websites open most easily for you based on which site pays AT&T more. BarnesandNoble.com doesn't have to outbid Amazon for the right to work properly on your computer.
If Net Neutrality is gutted, almost every popular site—from Google to eBay to iTunes—must either pay protection money to Internet companies like AT&T or risk having their websites process slowly. That why these high-tech pioneers and others are opposing Congress' effort to gut Internet freedom.
You can do your part today—can you sign this petition telling your member of Congress to preserve Internet freedom? Click here:
http://www.civic.moveon.org/save_the_internet/?id=7449-5933747-1xJAj0MLO5fBaGP24Qd8Kw&t=4
I signed this petition, along with 250,000 others so far. This petiton will be delivered to Congress before the House of Representatives votes next week. When you sign, you'll be kept informed of the next steps we can take to keep the heat on Congress.
Snopes.com, which monitors various causes that circulate on the Internet, explained:
Simply put, network neutrality means that no web site's traffic has precedence over any other's...Whether a user searches for recipes using Google, reads an article on snopes.com, or looks at a friend's MySpace profile, all of that data is treated equally and delivered from the originating web site to the user's web browser with the same priority. In recent months, however, some of the telephone and cable companies that control the telecommunications networks over which Internet data flows have floated the idea of creating the electronic equivalent of a paid carpool lane.
If companies like AT&T have their way, Web sites ranging from Google to eBay to iTunes either pay protection money to get into the "fast lane" or risk opening slowly on your computer. We can't let the Internet—this incredible medium which has been such a revolutionary force for democratic participation, economic innovation, and free speech—become captive to large corporations.
Politicians don't think we are paying attention to this issue. Together, we do care about preserving the free and open Internet.
Please sign this petition letting your member of Congress know you support preserving Internet freedom. Click here:
http://www.civic.moveon.org/save_the_internet/?id=7449-5933747-1xJAj0MLO5fBaGP24Qd8Kw&t=5
Thanks.
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