WEDNESDAY: Tech Giants To Join Online “Day Of Action” Over Proposed Changes To Net Neutrality Rules

The Hill reports:

Tech companies and activists will be mobilizing supporters of the net neutrality rules on Wednesday for an online “day of action.”

Many websites that have signed up for the demonstration will show their support for net neutrality by displaying “alerts,” warning the public about how the internet could change if the rules are rolled back.

The protest has already attracted some of the web’s biggest names. Amazon, Reddit, Twitter, Netflix, Etsy, Facebook and Google are all expected to join in.

The online demonstration comes as the Republican chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Ajit Pai, is pushing a proposal that would roll back the legal framework for the internet rules, which block broadband providers from prioritizing or favoring certain websites or content.