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Digital companies are preparing to make their net neutrality positions clear.
Companies such as Amazon, Kickstarter, Vimeo, Reddit, Mozilla, and Etsy — alongside civil rights organization ACLU — are planning an "internet-wide day of action to save net neutrality" on July 12.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed rules that would gut net neutrality regulations put in place in 2015, which assured that internet service providers would provide equal access to all sites.
Fight for the Future, Free Press Action Fund, and Demand Progress are organizing companies to make sure those rules stick around.
"The FCC wants to destroy net neutrality and give big cable companies control over what we see and do online," the protest website states. "If they get their way, they’ll allow widespread throttling, blocking, censorship, and extra fees."
Details about what's actually going to happen on July 12 are vague for now, just a few words about providing "tools" to website followers and coming together to "sound the alarm."
Those interested can sign up to learn more when there is more to learn. We've reached out to the organizers to see if we can glean a few more details.
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