Moby and R.E.M. Tell Big Business To Keep Their Hands Off the Net

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Saturday, May 20, 2006 9:16 AM

Join Moby and R.E.M. Tell Big Business To Keep Their Hands

Off the Net

 

Don't let the phrase " Net neutrality " fool you. The potential

consequences Internet users will face if net neutrality ends will be

anything but neutral.

Take action!

http://go.care2.com/e/kz0/lz/KsKA

 

The gist of the current battle in Congress is this: Right now, blogs,

independent news sites, music download programs and Internet-based

organizations like Care2 open just as easily on your computer as large

corporate sites such as or Google. But if broadband providers

(like Comcast and AT & T) get their way, providers will be able to

control which websites will work best with your computer according to

which companies they contract with.

Sign the petition to say NO!

http://go.care2.com/e/kz0/lz/KsKA

 

Here's an example of this idea: if you want to conduct a search

through , but your provider works with Google, your connection to

might time out or load too slowly, forcing you to use Google for

your search instead. Click here for an informational video

illuminating this idea: http://go.care2.com/e/kZa/lz/KsKA

 

The Internet was created as a free forum for information and ideas,

but should Internet neutrality end, corporate sites will have the

upper hand at controlling the information you see. Corporate America

has already segmented our access to so many things in the marketplace

with pricing and exclusivity.

 

Don't give Corporate America ownership over the last democratic frontier.

 

Musicians like Moby and R.E.M., as well as hundreds of thousands of

concerned citizens have weighed in publicly to support Internet

neutrality. Now is your chance to do the same. Sign the petition to

keep the Internet free and open, for everyone.

http://go.care2.com/e/kz0/lz/KsKA

 

Thanks from all of us at Care2, for fighting to keep the web democratic.

 

Lauren Alvarez,

Care2 and ThePetitionSite Team