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The Internet Slowdown Is Coming --- Join the Fight
Amy Kroin
September 8, 2014
On Sept. 10, dozens of major tech companies and thousands of organizations are participating in the Internet Slowdown -- a glimpse of what the Internet could look like if we lose Net Neutrality.
Rally with #TeamInternet on Sept. 15
Amy Kroin
September 8, 2014
Get ready to ditch your same-old lunch-hour routine on Sept. 15 — because on that day we need your help to fight FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s plan to allow discrimination online.
Almost Everyone Who's Weighed in at the FCC Loves Net Neutrality
Amy Kroin
September 3, 2014
Our friends at the Sunlight Foundation are some of the best data detectives around. And when they analyzed the record-breaking number of comments on FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s Internet rules, they found that less than 1 percent oppose Net Neutrality.
Net Neutrality Activists Take the Senate by Storm
Amy Kroin
August 29, 2014
The partisan bickering on Capitol Hill can turn the most wide-eyed idealist into a disillusioned crank. But progress is possible even in this era of legislative gridlock. That’s why Free Press Action Fund members meet with their elected officials: to effect change.
Comcast's Epic Fails
Amy Kroin
August 21, 2014
Florida resident Benny Druin needed Comcast to come out for a service call. No big deal, right? Well, the first technician couldn’t do the job. Nor could the second. Or the third.
More Movement in the Campaign to Push Obama on Net Neutrality
Amy Kroin
August 14, 2014
After months of standing on the sidelines of the Net Neutrality debate, President Obama is now starting to show his support for the open Internet in a big way.
File Under 'Much Needed': The FCC May Expand Its Political Ad Disclosure Rules
Amy Kroin
August 11, 2014
The Koch brothers will reportedly spend at least $250 million on the 2014 midterm elections — and that’s a conservative estimate. But while the Kochs may have the fattest wallet in the game, they’re hardly alone.
Don't Let Comcast Have the Last Word. Share Your Horror Story Today!
Amy Kroin
August 5, 2014
“Comcast has gradually raised my monthly rate for premium basic cable from $35/month to $109/month. This is price gouging to begin with, but if you allow this merger, it will basically be a monopoly.”
Two New Reports Show the Terrible Costs of NSA Surveillance
Amy Kroin
July 30, 2014
“We say this every time there’s a new occupant in the White House, and it’s true every time: Each is more secretive than the last.”
Net Neutrality Activists Take Over California
Amy Kroin
July 24, 2014
Open Internet activists owned California on Wednesday. The mission: to push Obama to live up to his promise of taking a “back seat to no one” in his commitment to Net Neutrality.

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