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As always, Mozilla is standing up for net neutrality.<\/p>\n
And today, we\u2019re not alone. Hundreds of organizations \u2014 from the ACLU and GitHub to Amazon and Fight for the Future \u2014 are participating in a Day of Action<\/a>, voicing loud support for net neutrality and a healthy internet.<\/p>\n \u201cMozilla is supporting the majority of Americans<\/a> who believe the web belongs to individual users, without interference from ISP gatekeepers,\u201d says Ashley Boyd, Mozilla\u2019s VP of Advocacy. \u201cOn this Day of Action, we\u2019re amplifying what millions of Americans have been saying for years: Net neutrality is crucial to a free, open internet.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe are fighting to protect net neutrality, again, because it’s crucial to the future of the internet,\u201d says Denelle Dixon, Mozilla Chief Legal and Business Officer. \u201cNet neutrality prohibits ISPs from engaging in prioritization, blocking or throttling of content and services online. As a result, net neutrality serves to enable free speech, competition, innovation and user choice online.\u201d<\/p>\n The Day of Action is a response to FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai\u2019s proposal to repeal net neutrality protections enacted in 2015. The FCC voted to move forward with Pai\u2019s proposal in May; we\u2019re currently in the public comment phase. You can read more about the process here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s how Mozilla is participating in the Day of Action \u2014 and how you can get involved, too<\/b>:<\/p>\n Nine hours of public comments<\/b>. Over the past few months, Mozilla has collected more than 60,000 comments from Americans in defense of net neutrality.<\/p>\n \u201cThe internet should be open for all and not given over to big business,\u201d wrote one commenter. \u201cNet neutrality protects small businesses and innovators who are just getting started,\u201d penned another.<\/p>\n We\u2019ll share all 60,000 comments with the FCC. But first, we\u2019re reading a portion of them aloud in a nine-hour, net neutrality-themed spoken-word marathon.<\/p>\n