Protect the Etsy Community From Internet Slow Lanes
Tell lawmakers to defend net neutrality
Today, the Etsy community—along with businesses and activists across the globe—is standing up for the open Internet. Thanks for adding your voice.
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What is “net neutrality” and what’s at stake?
The Internet is built on the principle of openness. For the price of an Internet connection, anyone can spread new ideas or start a business—even spark a new industry.
It's this democratic access that allows Etsy sellers to compete with much bigger and more established brands. It is what allowed Etsy to grow from a tiny company in a Brooklyn apartment to a global platform for more than one million sellers worldwide.
Today, that access—also known as net neutrality—is under threat.
In the U.S., the FCC proposed rules that would allow big companies to cut deals with broadband providers for faster access to consumers, putting them in an Internet fast lane and leaving the rest of us in the slow lane. Not to mention letting your cable company decide which websites you visit will load fastest.
What is Etsy doing about it?
Today, people across the country are calling their representatives in Washington to ask them to stand up for net neutrality.
We've already submitted comments to the FCC, met with Chairman Wheeler, and raised our voice in the media. But none of that is as important as you letting your representative know where you stand.
Join the fight by calling your senators right now. Ask them to sign onto a letter calling on Chairman Wheeler to protect net neutrality.
Tell lawmakers to defend net neutrality
Today, the Etsy community—along with businesses and activists across the globe—is standing up for the open Internet. Thanks for adding your voice.
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We are calling you at 283-283-9383 to transfer you to the office of one your U.S. senators. You'll likely reach a staffer or answering machine, so just use our script and they'll pass your message along to the senator.
What to Say to Your Senator
Hi, my name is , and I live in .
I'm calling to thank the senator for standing up for the open Internet and telling the FCC to protect net neutrality.
Net neutrality matters to me because I don't want to live in a world where big companies can pay for faster access to consumers, and my cable company gets to decide which websites load fastest.
Right now, Senator King is circulating a new letter that would urge the FCC Chairman to protect the open Internet once and for all.
I know the senator has already called on the FCC to do the right thing, but can I count on the senator to sign this letter as well?
Hi, my name is , and I live in .
I'm calling to ask the senator to tell FCC Chairman Wheeler to abandon his plan to create Internet fast lanes and slow lanes.
Net neutrality matters to me because I don't want to live in a world where big companies can pay for faster access to consumers, and my cable company gets to decide which websites load fastest.
Right now, Senator King is circulating a letter that urges the FCC Chairman to protect the open Internet once and for all.
Can I count on the senator to sign on to this letter?
Tell the FCC to Stop Internet Slow Lanes
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Thank You!
Thank you for taking action to protect an open Internet. Every call makes a huge difference, and brings us one step closer to maintaining an even playing field online.
Thank you for emailing the FCC!
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