Name is Angel. 21 years of age. Cannabis Enthusiast. Hermit. Artistic. Love nature, hikes, animals, cartoons, anime, video games, science, and all that good stuff.
You (or your parents) pay approx $40-$100 or higher for internet.
So that you can all use youtube, google, Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, etc. etc. etc. This isn’t limited to social media.
Net neutrality says, “Okay, since you already paid x amount of money for the month, you don’t have to pay for each asset individually. Enjoy your internet.”
NO net neutrality means that your service provider (comcast, at&t, verizon, whatever it may be) gets to say “ACTUALLY, it lines our pockets so give us an extra $5.99 for Youtube, Facebook and Twitter. Oh, but that doesn’t include Tumblr; that comes with our premium package. That’ll be $5.99 on its own as well. Now about your Google docs and email…
That’s why it’s important. That’s why I’m spamming Net Neutrality crap. If you’re using the internet, it’s YOUR problem.
-Email your congressman (text resist to 50409) It’s easy, you don’t have to talk to anyone.
-Swim the #NetNeutrality tag on Twitter. Seriously, it’s helpful.
And lastly, GET THIS TRENDING. It’s trending on Twitter but it needs to trend here too. This is everyone’s issue.
Take a look at TV service: you pay a flat monthly fee for a basic package, usually consisting of channels you don’t really want to watch. Then they have packages that you have to pay extra for–kids shows, cooking and home improvement channels, science and history, movies, etc. The more variety you want, the more you have to pay.
This is what these companies want to do to the internet.