You’re up again, Tumblr.
Back in 2015 you demanded that the FCC adopt strict net neutrality rules and establish a free and open internet. And you won.
That should’ve been the end of it. But apparently not.
His proposed changes open the door to your web traffic being slowed down, or even blocked altogether. You could be forced to pay extra to use your favorite apps. You could even be prevented from getting news from the sources you trust.
Title II protects consumers and democracy by ensuring all voices can be heard.
The FCC is taking comments from the public, and dearfcc.org is making it as simple as possible for you to make your voice heard.
You’ll just need to provide a name, an address, and then say a little bit about why rolling back Title II protections is a bad idea. If you’re not quite sure what to write, here’s something to get you started:
I’m writing to urge you to keep our Open Internet rules based on Title II in place. Without them, we could lose the internet as we know it.
The proposed changes to FCC rules would allow fast lanes for sites that pay, and force everyone else into slow lanes. We’ve already seen access to streaming services like Netflix, popular games like League of Legends, and communication platforms like FaceTime slowed down, or even blocked. Conditions like this hurt businesses large and small, and penalize the users who patronize them.
The changes also open the door to unfair taxes on internet users, and could also make it harder for blogs, nonprofits, artists, and others who can’t pay up to have their voices heard.
Please leave the existing net neutrality rules based on Title II in place.
Thank you!
If you need more ammo, feel free to quote these experts from our net neutrality Issue Time. TechCrunch and Battle for the Net also have some good starters.
Everyone is counting on everyone else here. Do your part and tell the FCC to keep a free and open internet under Title II.
MARCH 2ND TOTAL SHUTDOWN FOR GAZA
March second is a day dedicated to a TOTAL SHUTDOWN for Gaza to reject the invasion of Rafah and to put an end to the Palestinian genocide. Prepare yourself for this date. Find a protest near you. Call your reps and yell at them. Be aggressive. You can find protest near you with the site shutitdown4palestine.org . SPREAD THE WORD. A total shut down means TOTAL shut down, don’t post anything unrelated to Palestine, call in sick to work or school (if you can), go to a protest. Buy groceries and necessities beforehand and DONT SHOP ANYWHERE ON MARCH 2ND.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF THE PEOPLE.
Okay so Guardian Angel is here apperently.
Not really feeling my chances here but this is a win for all of OMORI so everyone do your best!
Sad that the Tumblr Sexyman Battle is over? Still want to see a voting competition? BE SAD NO LONGER, IT'S TIME FOR...
Only one AU can remain standing as the ultimate AU of them all, and it's up to YOU to vote.
Reblog, show on Twitter or Instagram let's find the ultimate AU!
Now let's take a look at the AU's!
Pursuit AU by @otomerson where Hero is the worst person alive
Ageswap AU by @enbiart at @ask-omori-ageswap Where slice of life and found family is real, but so is the pain
Guardian Angel AU by @keksalot404 that's basically RPG3 without all the work
RPG3 at https://ask-the-rpg-3.tumblr.com/ Guardian Angel AU's descendant
Dadomori AU at @dadomori where Omori and Sunny are twins again but now they have a loving father
Reverie AU, an in progress mod https://twitter.com/omorimodreverie that gives more attention to the bread twins than Omocat does
Hiki AU, a comic with such charming writing and art that it's just so awesome https://twitter.com/HIKICOMIC
Hima AU at @hiimaawaarii where the boy hasn't even made it to Headspace yet
Rainy Mari, an in progress mod with lots of polish on its art https://twitter.com/rainy_mari_mod
OMARI AU, an in progress mod and well-known swap used everywhere https://twitter.com/_omariAU
Ikigai AU at @ikigai-omoriau that might be on hiatus but we still love it
Eye For An Eye AU by @ginumo where Basil needs to calm down
The Omoriboy and Aubrey AU by @yzomiris that I really don't know if it has a name but the art is pleasant
The Hikito AU, an in progress mod that is really looking nice https://twitter.com/HIKITO_Mod
Arian AU, found at https://twitter.com/ARIAN_COMIC where frogs exist
Kiko AU by @omorizing where designs are very cute
Reverse AU by @neonscented where designs are amazing and bread twins are included more than Omocat includes them
Sibling AU featuring Hiyori by @leafymari and https://www.instagram.com/coal_cipher/ where siblings are plentiful and Hiyori's are unique
Flower Sibling AU by https://www.instagram.com/omoriflowers/ where everything is so cute..........
Another Dream AU by https://twitter.com/_osulan where the bread twins are forced into capitalism or something
Faraway Friends In Headspace AU by @deadlydoofus where Kel just can't get his Orange Joe
Hikihero by @enbiart where the creator needs to stop bullying Kel
Vampire Kel by @enbiart where the creator needs to stop bullying Kel
Amphibia AU by @enbiart where the creator needs to stop BULLYING KEL-
Luckswap AU by @side-of-honey where someone's lucky and someone isn't
OMARI but fancy (/hj) by @mikkokomori where I also don't know if it has another name but the designs are pretty
Gurimu AU at @gurimu-au where that guy looks tired
Hana AU (Red version) at @hana-omoriau where something is wrong
Hana AU (Black version) at @hanahaki-au where something is also wrong
Sibling AU Harris Edition at @harris-omori where catboys are cursed and nerds look like they're from Homestuck
Renjo AU by https://www.instagram.com/sun.shinexiao/ where Kel picks the silliest name possible
And that's ALL OF THEM! Who will stay standing!? Let's find out.
A New Dream. Part 1
This is part of the OMORI Guardian Angel AU. Please check the other parts through the tag!
I know we actually see a Fire/Cutter combo in Kirby 2018, but just enjoy the joke.
This whole situation is hilarious to me. Peak sibling one-uppery.
This isn’t my type of post but Net Neutrality is so important.
Forget your page’s aesthetic, share this with everyone you know. Without Net Neutrality, the internet itself would change.
Companies would be able to charge websites if they want them to load faster than others on your computer. This means that they would purposefully bottleneck speeds on every website that doesn’t have the funding to pay for it faster speed. There’s NO reason for this. Are you a small business with a website and can’t afford to pay enough to get faster speeds? Too bad. Are you someone with a personal blog? Slow page loading. Do you want to view a website written by a nonprofit organization for your school project? You’ll have to wait until the page loads because, since they’re nonprofit, they can’t afford to pay enough to cable companies so that their page loads faster.
An alternative to this would be having to pay for faster internet. Internet service should be priced by usage, not speed. For home internet, unlimited use isn’t all that expensive so it’s really common. You wouldn’t want to pay extra for more speed.
This would possibly affect the way that the internet works on other devices such as your phone, gaming system, laptop, tablet, etc.
We NEED Net Neutrality.
If a company doesn’t agree with a specific website, they could purposefully limit traffic to their site. This would be censorship, something that nobody likes.
There are many other reason as to why you should protect Net Neutrality.
This is an issue whether you’re a Republican, Democrat, Left-wing, Right-wing, young, old, male, female, rich, poor, etc.
EVERYONE SHOULD ADVOCATE FOR NET NEUTRALITY.
Don't know about ya'll but putting emotion into this guy is just, very fun to do? As in it's really funny.