{"id":10796,"date":"2017-09-14T06:19:17","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T13:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/?p=10796"},"modified":"2017-09-14T06:19:17","modified_gmt":"2017-09-14T13:19:17","slug":"public-event-fate-net-neutrality-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blogarchive\/blog\/2017\/09\/14\/public-event-fate-net-neutrality-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Event: The Fate of Net Neutrality in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mozilla is hosting a free panel at the Internet Archive in San Francisco on Monday, September 18. Hear top experts discuss why net neutrality matters and what we can do to protect it<\/span><\/i><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Net neutrality is under siege.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite protests from millions of Americans, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is moving forward with plans to dismantle hard-won open internet protections. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAbandoning these core protections will hurt consumers and small businesses alike,\u201d Mozilla\u2019s Heather West <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/2017\/09\/11\/welcome-san-francisco-chairman-pai-depend-net-neutrality\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">penned in an open letter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to Pai earlier this week, during Pai\u2019s visit to San Francisco. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The FCC may vote to gut net neutrality as early as October. <\/span><b>What does this mean for the future of the internet? <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join Mozilla and the nation\u2019s leading net neutrality experts at a free, public event on September 18 to discuss just this. We will gather at the Internet Archive to discuss why net neutrality matters to a healthy internet \u2014 and what can be done to protect it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/the-battle-to-save-net-neutrality-tickets-37223682035\"><b><i>RSVP: The Battle to Save Net Neutrality<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10797\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10797\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10797 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/NN_Equal-rights-03-600x315.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blogarchive\/files\/2017\/09\/NN_Equal-rights-03-600x315.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blogarchive\/files\/2017\/09\/NN_Equal-rights-03-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blogarchive\/files\/2017\/09\/NN_Equal-rights-03-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blogarchive\/files\/2017\/09\/NN_Equal-rights-03-1000x524.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blogarchive\/files\/2017\/09\/NN_Equal-rights-03.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Net neutrality is under siege. Mozilla is hosting a public panel in San Francisco to explore what&#8217;s ahead<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><b>&lt;WHAT&gt;<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Battle to Save Net Neutrality, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a reception and discussion in downtown San Francisco. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/the-battle-to-save-net-neutrality-tickets-37223682035\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Register for free tickets<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>&lt;WHO&gt;<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mozilla Tech Policy Fellow and former FCC Counselor <\/span><b>Gigi Sohn<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will moderate a conversation with the nation\u2019s leading experts on net neutrality, including Mozilla\u2019s Chief Legal and Business Officer, <\/span><b>Denelle Dixon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Tom Wheeler<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Former FCC Chairman who served under President Obama and was architect of the 2015 net neutrality rules<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Representative <\/span><b>Ro Khanna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, (D-California), who represents California\u2019s 17th congressional district in the heart of Silicon Valley<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Amy Aniobi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Supervising Producer of HBO\u2019s \u201cInsecure\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Luisa Leschin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Co-Executive Producer\/Head Writer of Amazon\u2019s \u201cJust Add Magic\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Malkia Cyril<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Executive Director of the Center for Media Justice<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Dane Jasper<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, CEO and Co-Founder of Sonic.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>&lt;WHEN&gt;<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monday, September 18, 2017 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. PT<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>&lt;WHERE&gt;<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Internet Archive, 300 Funston Avenue San Francisco, CA 94118<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/the-battle-to-save-net-neutrality-tickets-37223682035\"><b><i>RSVP: The Battle to Save Net Neutrality<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mozilla is hosting a free panel at the Internet Archive in San Francisco on Monday, September 18. Hear top experts discuss why net neutrality matters and what we can do &hellip; <a class=\"go\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blogarchive\/blog\/2017\/09\/14\/public-event-fate-net-neutrality-u-s\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1144,"featured_media":10797,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[290369,757],"tags":[31769],"coauthors":[311448],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Public Event: The Fate of Net Neutrality in the U.S. - The Mozilla Blog (Archived)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blogarchive\/blog\/2017\/09\/14\/public-event-fate-net-neutrality-u-s\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Kevin Zawacki\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blogarchive\/blog\/2017\/09\/14\/public-event-fate-net-neutrality-u-s\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blogarchive\/blog\/2017\/09\/14\/public-event-fate-net-neutrality-u-s\/\",\"name\":\"Public Event: The Fate of Net Neutrality in the U.S. - The Mozilla Blog (Archived)\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blogarchive\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blogarchive\/blog\/2017\/09\/14\/public-event-fate-net-neutrality-u-s\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blogarchive\/blog\/2017\/09\/14\/public-event-fate-net-neutrality-u-s\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blogarchive\/files\/2017\/09\/NN_Equal-rights-03.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-09-14T13:19:17+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-09-14T13:19:17+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blogarchive\/#\/schema\/person\/7c7ad6eb29a99e84d7ca5551b9edf703\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blogarchive\/blog\/2017\/09\/14\/public-event-fate-net-neutrality-u-s\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blogarchive\/blog\/2017\/09\/14\/public-event-fate-net-neutrality-u-s\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blogarchive\/blog\/2017\/09\/14\/public-event-fate-net-neutrality-u-s\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blogarchive\/files\/2017\/09\/NN_Equal-rights-03.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blogarchive\/files\/2017\/09\/NN_Equal-rights-03.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":629,\"caption\":\"Net neutrality is under siege. 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