{"id":3458,"date":"2017-09-14T10:54:04","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T17:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press\/?p=3458"},"modified":"2018-01-05T10:55:03","modified_gmt":"2018-01-05T18:55:03","slug":"public-event-the-fate-of-net-neutrality-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press\/2017\/09\/public-event-the-fate-of-net-neutrality-in-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Event: The Fate of Net Neutrality in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"
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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<\/i><\/h2>\n

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Net neutrality is under siege.<\/p>\n

Despite protests from millions of Americans, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is moving forward with plans to dismantle hard-won open internet protections.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbandoning these core protections will hurt consumers and small businesses alike,\u201d Mozilla\u2019s Heather West penned in an open letter<\/a> to Pai earlier this week, during Pai\u2019s visit to San Francisco.<\/p>\n

The FCC may vote to gut net neutrality as early as October. What does this mean for the future of the internet? <\/b><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

RSVP: The Battle to Save Net Neutrality<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

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Net neutrality is under siege. Mozilla is hosting a public panel in San Francisco to explore what\u2019s ahead<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

<WHAT><\/b><\/h3>\n

The Battle to Save Net Neutrality, a reception and discussion in downtown San Francisco. Register for free tickets<\/a><\/p>\n

<WHO><\/b><\/h3>\n

Mozilla Tech Policy Fellow and former FCC Counselor Gigi Sohn<\/b> will moderate a conversation with the nation\u2019s leading experts on net neutrality, including Mozilla\u2019s Chief Legal and Business Officer, Denelle Dixon<\/b>, and:<\/p>\n

Tom Wheeler<\/b>, Former FCC Chairman who served under President Obama and was architect of the 2015 net neutrality rules<\/p>\n

Representative Ro Khanna<\/b>, (D-California), who represents California\u2019s 17th congressional district in the heart of Silicon Valley<\/p>\n

Amy Aniobi<\/b>, Supervising Producer of HBO\u2019s \u201cInsecure\u201d<\/p>\n

Luisa Leschin<\/b>, Co-Executive Producer\/Head Writer of Amazon\u2019s \u201cJust Add Magic\u201d<\/p>\n

Malkia Cyril<\/b>, Executive Director of the Center for Media Justice<\/p>\n

and Dane Jasper<\/b>, CEO and Co-Founder of Sonic.<\/p>\n

<WHEN><\/b><\/h3>\n

Monday, September 18, 2017 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. PT<\/p>\n

<WHERE><\/b><\/h3>\n

The Internet Archive, 300 Funston Avenue San Francisco, CA 94118<\/p>\n

RSVP: The Battle to Save Net Neutrality<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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