Reddit, Tumblr will fight for net neutrality with protests this week

Online platforms haven’t given up on net neutrality just yet. Along with organizations Fight for the Future, Demand Progress, and Free Press Action Fund, companies including Reddit, Tumblr, Etsy, and Medium are participating in a day of online and offline protests on February 27th. The protest — called Operation: #OneMoreVote — will call upon businesses, web users, and more to “flood lawmakers with phone calls and emails from constituents.”

The FCC voted in December 2017 to remove the net neutrality rules previously put in place, predictably sparking backlash from online communities, some lawmakers, and even fast-food joints like Burger King. The #OneMoreVote protest is working to obtain the final vote needed in order to pass a...

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