# Break the internet

By [Brandon Donnelly](https://paragraph.com/@brandondonnelly), 2017-12-12

break-the-internet, internet-freedom, net-neutrality, save-net-neutrality, stop-the-fcc, uncategorized

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Today I am joining a collective online protest – called [Break the Internet](https://www.battleforthenet.com/) – in support of net neutrality in the United States. I’m not American and I don’t live in the US, and so Congress and the FCC don’t care to hear from me. But I can help spread the word. More than half of the people who email subscribe to this blog are based in the US. You can take action.

Fortunately for us in Canada, the [CRTC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Radio-television_and_Telecommunications_Commission) firmly [supports net neutrality](http://business.financialpost.com/telecom/why-canada-firmly-supports-net-neutrality-but-it-may-not-matter-anyway). Internet service providers (ISP’s) can offer different packages based on speed and monthly data, but they _cannot_ do this based on content. This is a great thing that many would argue is pro-innovation. But let’s be honest: If the internet environment changes in the US, it would likely have widespread impacts.

For more on net neutrality, [here is a Wikipedia series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_neutrality).

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*Originally published on [Brandon Donnelly](https://paragraph.com/@brandondonnelly/break-the-internet)*