I Dont Want To Lose The Ability To Watch Bts Music Videos For Free. Please Dont Let Net Neutrality Go

Reasons to Vote "Yes" on Keeping Net Neutrality

1. Many struggling teens resort to the internet for answers on topics they are uncomfortable with talking to their parents about, like depression, sexuality or religion. 2. Without net neutrality, low-income families who use online educational systems would not get the free education they need. 3. Some small businesses are only on sites such as Ebay, Amazon and Craigslist. Without net neutrality, these small businesses would collapse. 4. Websites such as Google, Bing and YouTube would fail, because people would rather not go on these websites at all than pay for it. 5. Many people do not know important phone numbers such as the suicide help hotline, the poison control center, or roadside assistance numbers. Because net neutrality is what makes the internet free to use, many people resort to said internet to find important emergency numbers. 6. It’s not just important phone numbers- it’s what to do in an emergency. Internet users can watch tutorials on emergency procedures, such as the Heimlich Maneuver, or they can search up what to do if they are being robbed. 7. A lot of jobs require access to the internet to function. Examples of this would include posting ads on sites like Google or Facebook, or simply needing it for research purposes.                     8. Taking away net neutrality would mean the the FCC would be able to censor or monitor what internet users do on the internet. Guess what other countries’ governments do this? China and North Korea, both of which are communist countries. America should be known for its freedom, not its monitored/censored internet.

reblog and make a wish! this was removed from tumbrl due to “violating one or more of Tumblr’s Community Guidelines”, but since my wish came true the first time, I’m putting it back. :)

What is net neutrality?

So Anon, I am very glad you asked this! Net Neutrality is the principle that Internet service providers should enable access to all content and applications regardless of the source, and without favoring or blocking particular products or websites. So, say you pay $19.99 a month for Internet right? All websites are included in that one price. You get Google, YouTube, Tumblr, and every other website for free after you pay the base coverage of $19.99 a month.However, Ajit Pai is trying to eliminate net neutrality, so companies that offer Internet service (Verizon as an example) can charge extra for websites and other applications on the Internet. So, again, say you pay $19.99 a month for Internet right? Well you only get a limited number of websites you can go on that are maintained and mandated by your Internet provider. So you wanna go on YouTube? Oh you have to by an extra $6.99 a month for that. You wanna go to academic websites for research? An extra $7.99 for that. You wanna go on Tumblr and Deviant art and AO3? Extra $4.99 a month for that. So without net neutrality, we are going to pay extra for websites that we use commonly everyday.Imagine having to pay extra to your Internet provider just to write a college paper. Imagine paying extra to seek therapeutic help through crisis websites for suicide and anxiety. Imagine having to pay extra just to express yourself online and keep our 1st Amendment, that we have freedom of speech and expression. These are just a few if the reasons why I myself am against it. Of course there are articles everywhere making the debate whether or not we should eliminate net neutrality. I’d highly recommend reading up on some of the articles, as they are informative, eye-opening, and have a clear basis as to what will happen if the government does vote to eliminate net neutrality.Hope this helps Anon!!!! -Admin Germane :3

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i think this is a good video explaining why cowboy bebop was such a good anime.

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It’s Wednesday so you know what that means

Hey everyone, KOSA just passed in senate. This is not good and they are pressuring the house to pass it. Please make sure to contact your house representatives.

Here's one of the ways you can contact your reps.

For those who don't know this is a trojan horse bill that will hurt the LGBT+ and will cause mass wide censorship on the internet. This is a HUGE deal.

I know it's tiring to always contact representatives, but if KOSA passes, a lot of bad things will befall the internet and very likely our free speech.

For those of you thinking this is only a USA issue, it's not. It'll affect all US run websites. So please help by spreading the word.

For everyone’s information:

The plan for the 17th, when the adult content ban comes in, is to protest.

To do that, we are making as much noise either side of the 17th as possible, and using the site as normal.

On the 17th, dead silence.

People are saying log off but what they really mean is don’t open the site or the app.

But, on the 17th make as much noise as possible on every other platform. Tweet about it and post on facebook and instagram and everywhere else.

What this does is causes a massive dip in ad revenue for one single day. That does not make staff think ‘oh everyone’s gone let’s shut down.’ What it actually makes them think is ‘oh shit people aren’t happy and if people don’t keep using our site we’re out of money and out of jobs.’

A boycott reminds a company that the users (consumers) have the power to make their site (business) worthless with one single coordinated decision.

If you want to join in, here’s what to do:

Do:

Close all open instances of the app and site on all your devices before the 17th

Make posts before and after the 17th on tumblr and other platforms, talking about why this ban is bad

Make posts on other sites during the 17th. Flood the official tumblr staff twitter and facebook with your anger and your opinion

Come back on the 18th and check in

Don’t:

Delete the app from your phone (this doesn’t affect their revenue and since it’s off the store at the moment it’ll be hard to get back)

Delete your account. I mean you can if you want to, but if you keep your account and don’t use it you’re saying to staff that there’s still time to save it. If you delete it’s hard work to come back.

Open the app or website (including specific blogs)

Make any posts (turn down/off your queue and make sure nothing is scheduled)

Go quiet elsewhere. Make it clear that this is just about tumblr, not a mass move away from all social media.

Remember: the execs don’t care about anything but money. Shutting down the site means there’s $0 further income from it. That’s their last possible course of action. If we make it clear we’re not happy, they’ll have to do something or we can do more and more until it becomes too expensive.

Protests take commitment. They’re a defiant action against a business that is doing something wrong. They will try to scare you into not participating, because they’re scared. We hold all the power here, sometimes the execs just need to be reminded of that.

yoongi’s “I’m bad boy” on loop