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John Oliver Rallies Internet Trolls To Save Net Neutrality
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John Del Signore
Published Jun 2, 2014
Modified Jun 2, 2014
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96% of Americans have access to two or fewer cable broadband providers. The Obama-appointed head of the FCC is a former lobbyist for cable companies. On average, America's download speed ranks worse than Estonia. And the currently open and democratic Internet is poised to become an innovation-stifling class system if the FCC puts an end to net neutrality. You already knew all this, but it's still worth watching John Oliver hilariously tackle an ostensibly boring issue that should be getting a lot more press: "Preventing Cable Company Fuckery."
You heard him, trolls, go stand up for your right to live free under an open Internet bridge. That is, if you can get the FCC's net neutrality comment page to work; it's a bit spotty.
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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