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This article is about the nonprofit coalition. For the catchphrase used to promote campaigns against the EU's internet copyright law, see Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market § Public protests.

Save the Internet is a coalition of individuals, businesses, and non-profit organizations working for the preservation of Net neutrality. The site encourages taking action against discrimination of bandwidth distribution on the Internet.

History

Save the Internet was founded in April 2006 in order to advocate for net neutrality. When Save the Internet formed, it asserted the idea that network neutrality needed to be protected by a "First Amendment" of the Internet. As the First Amendment to the United States Constitution includes protection of freedoms of speech and of the press, so would a proposed Internet first amendment protect network neutrality, which would allow for equal access to every website.

January 14, 2014 - Court overturned the Federal Communications Commission's Net Neutrality due to a lawsuit by Verizon.

In September 2018, Article 13 was rejected after being put to a vote.

On January 22, 2019, Article 13 is halted and rejected now.

Function

This online activist organization functions mainly as a source for public awareness and as a catalyst promoting civic action, such as petitioning Congress to support net neutrality. The website also runs a blog which keeps users up to date on threats to internet neutrality, amongst other things. Previous petitions garnered as many as 1.9 million signatures.

See also

References

  1. "Join us". Save the Internet. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
  2. ^ Chester, Jeffrey (April 27, 2006). "Save the Internet". AlterNet. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
  3. Anne Broache (24 Apr 2006). "New group aims to 'save the Internet'". Cnet. Retrieved 10 Jun 2014.
  4. "A Guide to Net Neutrality for Google Users". 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
  5. Kang, Cecilia (January 21, 2011). "Verizon sues FCC to overturn net-neutrality rules". The Washington Post.
  6. "Act Now". Save the Internet. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
  7. "Take Action: Save the Internet". Save the Internet. Retrieved 2008-03-27.

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