{"id":30701,"date":"2017-12-15T13:15:29","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T21:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=30701"},"modified":"2017-12-15T13:15:29","modified_gmt":"2017-12-15T21:15:29","slug":"the-late-night-reaction-to-net-neutrality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2017\/12\/15\/the-late-night-reaction-to-net-neutrality\/","title":{"rendered":"The Late Night Reaction to Net Neutrality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I&#8217;m sure you all know that&#160; The Republican Party has murdered Net Neutrality.&#160; Yesterday Freya pointed me to a petition to urge Congress to override the decision, which they may do, but I have no realistic hope that the Republican Reich would consider, let alone pass such a measure.&#160; Your ISP must tell you if they regulate any content, so read every word of the flood of fine print that&#8217;s coming.<\/font><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"1215net-neutrality\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto\" border=\"0\" alt=\"1215net-neutrality\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1215net-neutrality.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"370\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/entertainthis\/2017\/12\/14\/net-neutrality-ruling-mark-ruffalo-alyssa-milano-other-celebrities-react\/952460001\/\" target=\"_blank\">many other celebrities<\/a>, late night hosts were not happy to learn that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/tech\/news\/2017\/12\/14\/fcc-overturns-net-neutrality-rules-but-supporters-pledge-continue-fight\/950734001\/\" target=\"_blank\">Federal Communications Commision (FCC) voted down net neutrality rules<\/a>, rescinding customer protections that inhibit Internet service providers (ISPs) from slowing down, blocking, or charging more for certain content&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Inserted from &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/entertainthis\/2017\/12\/15\/late-night-stephen-colbert-jimmy-kimmel-trevor-noah-seth-meyers-net-neutrality\/954771001\/\" target=\"_blank\">USA Today<\/a>&gt;<\/font><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=K674LKBUukk\" target=\"_blank\">Stephen Colbert<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/K674LKBUukk?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" gesture=\"media\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=noUH5aYUBx4\" target=\"_blank\">Seth Meyers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/noUH5aYUBx4?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" gesture=\"media\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZQEb9YjVo18\" target=\"_blank\">Jimmy Kimmel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ZQEb9YjVo18?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" gesture=\"media\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I fully believe we will get Net Neutrality back, but either the lawsuits being filed must win, or we have to take back Congress.<\/font><\/p>\n<h1 align=\"center\"><font style=\"font-weight: bold\" color=\"#0000ff\">RESIST THE REPUBLICAN REICH!!<\/font><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m sure you all know that&#160; 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