Net Neutrality Protest at Thursday's FCC Meeting
A group of net neutrality supporters engaged in a silent protest “walk-out” from Thursday’s FCC commissioners' meeting during remarks by Commissioner Mignon Clyburn on contraband cellphones. The dozen or so protesters abruptly stood up from the audience as Clyburn spoke,…
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all wearing white T-shirts that said “Protect Net Neutrality.” They then left the meeting room, escorted by security. The protesters were representatives from Free Press, Popular Resistance OpenMedia, Women’s Institute for Freedom of the Press and Demand Progress, said a tweet from Free Press Campaign Director Candace Clement. In a video that Clement linked on Popular Resistance’s Facebook page, one of the protesters describes the walk-out as “an action to let the FCC know the movement is watching and a campaign is beginning to protect net neutrality.” The protesters didn’t interrupt Thursday’s meeting, which continued as they were escorted out. Also Thursday, the Senate OK'ed an override of FCC net neutrality privacy rules (see 1703230070).