{"id":62362,"date":"2017-09-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foxtail\/2017\/09\/14\/public-event-fate-net-neutrality-u-s\/"},"modified":"2022-10-28T12:24:50","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T19:24:50","slug":"public-event-fate-net-neutrality-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/mozilla\/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>\u00a0<\/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<figure id=\"attachment_10797\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10797\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img 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\" \/><figcaption 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<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><b><WHAT><\/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><WHO><\/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><WHEN><\/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><WHERE><\/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 to protect it \u00a0 Net neutrality is under siege. 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