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Google and Facebook Join Net Neutrality Day to Protest FCC's Proposed Rollback

Google, Facebook, Netflix, Twitter, and 80,000 other top websites and organizations have joined together for a "Day of Action" to protest a retreat from the concept of "net neutrality."

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Banners, pop-ups, push notifications and videos will be seen across participating websites, urging visitors to tell the FCC what they think.

Google declined to share specifics about its involvement, but users searching "what is net neutrality" or "net neutrality day of action" will get a call-out box with information at the top of their results.

Many are getting creative and writing their own code or displaying their own banners in support of net neutrality that point to action tools.".

Internet service providers and cable companies argue that Obama-era regulations enacted in 2015 intended to protect net neutrality are the wrong approach, and that a "light touch" is preferred.

A poll from Morning Consult and the NCTA found that 61 percent of consumers either strongly or somewhat support net neutrality rules. »

Join the Battle for Net Neutrality

Authored by battleforthenet.com

Net neutrality is the principle that Internet providers like Comcast & Verizon should not control what we see and do online.

In 2015, startups, Internet freedom groups, and 3.7 million commenters won strong net neutrality rules from the US Federal Communication Commission (FCC).

The rules prohibit Internet providers from blocking, throttling, and paid prioritization—"fast lanes" for sites that pay, and slow lanes for everyone else. »

We need your voice as we continue the fight for net neutrality : blog

Authored by reddit.com

And today, that principle is exactly what net neutrality is all about: preserving an open internet with consumer choice and unimpeded access to information.

This is a bipartisan issue, and we at Reddit will continue to fight for it.

This is how we win: when every elected official realizes how vital net neutrality is to all of their constituents. »

Watch: Marriage Equality Act approved with Edwin Vassallo voting against

Authored by timesofmalta.com

Parliament this evening approved the introduction of gay marriage through the new Marriage Equality Act with Nationalist MP Edwin Vassallo voting against.

Malta became the 15th EU state to introduce same-sex marriage, just six years after the introduction of divorce.

Their siblings would then take on the family surname that the couple chose on their marriage day. »

Teen Abortions Surged In Texas After Republicans Defunded Planned Parenthood

Authored by huffingtonpost.com

But doing so had the opposite effect in Texas, according to a new study based on research from Texas A&M University.

But the move actually interfered with an overall downward trend in abortions in Texas.

The Austin American-Statesman reported that at least five counties in East Texas also saw “considerable increases” in abortions over that two-year period. »