Board Thread:Off-Topic/@comment-29781728-20170713203646

I know many of you do not live in the U.S, I included, but you can still make a difference. The topic of Net Neutrality and what happens regarding it will change the U.S and likely the world, and I implore you to take a few minutes to help.

Net Neutrality is essentially a rule that states that Internet providers in the U.S such as Comcast and Verizon cannot control what we do online through various means - slowing down connection speeds, blocking sites, and even making you pay to access certain websites.  There are many different rules regarding Net Neutrality, and in 2015, millions of Americans fought to create new, powerful rules that prevent all ISPs from essentially turning the internet into a highway - where on the highway, the more you pay, the faster you go. Oh, you didn't pay us or we don't like you? You're slowed down. Websites would be slowed down, gaming could have issues, etc. Net Neutrality is extremely important.

But why should we help? We don't live in the U.S.

It's true that it shouldn't really matter to us, but think about how influential the U.S is. In my country, Canada, net neutrality is sort of shaky - many ISPs throttle (slow down) connections to websites. However, it is still sort of put in place. If the U.S weakens Net Neutrality, many other countries will likely follow in its footsteps, including Canada, and I really don't want that.

What can you do?

Well, first of all you can visit this website to send a quick email to United States Congress. Don't worry, you can just make up an address or ZIP Code, or use your postal code and own address, even if not in the U.S.

Second of all, educate yourself further on this topic. Just a quick read over the Wikipedia pages regarding Net Neutrality will help you understand it more and decide on whether or not you want to take action, and what you want to do.

Finally, you can spread the word, and tell others about this issue that could, and probably will, change how the world's internet works. ROBLOX servers are already shitty, and if there isn't really Net Neutrality anymore, they're only going to get worse.

Or you could do nothing, if you want. 