From:
http://stopvirgin.theloop.org.uk/
Virgin are out to destroy the World Wide Web. Virgin Media have recently announced that they don't care about net neutrality and are going to start controlling the quality of their users internet service, depending on whether the websites they are trying to access are paying Virgin a high premium or not.
This means that if you say, went to the Virgin Media website, you would get a very fast speeds like any normal time you spend on the World Wide Web. But if you tried to access a website like YouTube that are not paying Virgin a fee, the website will load very slowly. So slow that you won't even feel like using that site, and may prefer to use another.
Traffic Shaping like this is wrong. It gives Virgin the power to stop people accessing websites that they don't believe in. People may never be able to speak their mind on the internet again if the corporations that fund Virgin don't see fit.
How does this effect me? Right now, the only people that will be effected by these money making tactics are Virgin Media customers. If we don't stop Virgin Now though, all other Internet Providers will see that they can get away with privatising their services too.
The World Wide Web as it is now, is almost like a giant social network. People meet and share experiences on websites every day, but if Virgin have their way this will not be the case anymore. The World Wide Web as we know it will be gone forever. Will you be part of the generation that let the Web die?
Find out what you can do to save the Web here:
http://stopvirgin.theloop.org.uk/activism.html
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