Save the Internet is a coalition of individuals, businesses, and

non-profit organization A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

s working for the preservation of

Net neutrality Network neutrality, often referred to as net neutrality, is the principle that Internet service providers (ISPs) must treat all Internet communications equally, offering users and online content providers consistent rates irrespective of co ...

. The site encourages taking action against discrimination of bandwidth distribution on the Internet.

History

Save the Internet was founded in April 2006 in order to advocate for

net neutrality Network neutrality, often referred to as net neutrality, is the principle that Internet service providers (ISPs) must treat all Internet communications equally, offering users and online content providers consistent rates irrespective of co ...

. When Save the Internet formed, it asserted the idea that network neutrality needed to be protected by a "First Amendment" of the

Internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ...

. As the

First Amendment to the United States Constitution The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prevents the government from making laws that regulate an establishment of religion, or that prohibit the free exercise of religion, or abridge the freedom of speech, the ...

includes protection of freedoms of speech and of the press, so would a proposed Internet first amendment protect network neutrality, which would allow for equal access to every

website A website (also written as a web site) is a collection of web pages and related content that is identified by a common domain name and published on at least one web server. Examples of notable websites are Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Wi ...

. January 14, 2014 - Court overturned the Federal Communications Commission's Net Neutrality due to a lawsuit by Verizon. In September 2018, Article 13 has vote to success or reject. Many people have to save own internet. Many people chose reject, which means it is rejected. On January 22, 2019, Article 13 is halted and rejected now.

Function

This online activist organization functions mainly as a source for public awareness and as a catalyst promoting civic action, such as

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ing Congress to support net neutrality. The website also runs a blog which keeps users up to date on threats to internet neutrality, amongst other things. Previous petitions garnered as many as 1.9 million signatures.

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