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Tuesday December 12nd, 2017 morning edition

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“The FCC’s rushed and technically incorrect proposed order to repeal net neutrality protections without any replacement is an imminent threat to the internet we worked so hard to create.

It should be stopped,” said the technology luminaries in an open letter to lawmakers with oversight of the Federal Communications Commission on Monday.

Quick guide Net neutrality Show Hide What is net neutrality?

Net neutrality is the idea that internet service providers (ISPs) treat everyone’s data equally – whether that’s an email from your mother, a bank transfer or a streamed episode of Stranger Things.

For this reason, some have described net neutrality as the “first amendment of the internet”.

In February 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to more strictly regulate ISPs and to enshrine in law the principles of net neutrality.

The net neutrality rules have broad support from members of the public across the political spectrum, according to multiple polls. »

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But Net Neutrality predates Obama, has always been a design principle of the Internet, and does not need to be a partisan issue.

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). »

Former Facebook exec says social media is ripping apart society

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Another former Facebook executive has spoken out about the harm the social network is doing to civil society around the world.

“I think we have created tools that are ripping apart the social fabric of how society works,” he told an audience at Stanford Graduate School of Business, before recommending people take a “hard break” from social media.

“The short-term, dopamine-driven feedback loops we’ve created are destroying how society works,” he said, referring to online interactions driven by “hearts, likes, thumbs-up.” »

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