US ISPs in dangerous takeovers (US members onlyl

From my inbox:

J,

The ISPs have begun a dangerous media takeover.1

Since the net neutrality repeal kicked in, Comcast has bid to takeover 21st Century Fox.2 And last night, AT&T bought Time Warner, including HBO and CNN.3

The ISPs already control the pipes to get online. Now they’re buying TV, film, and news companies to gain more control over how you use the web and increase their profits. For example, without net neutrality AT&T can block, throttle, and charge more for Netflix or MSNBC than their newly-acquired HBO Go service or CNN.

But we can stop this by making Congress restore net neutrality:

TAKE ACTION

This is why they worked so hard to kill net neutrality: control.

Their dream is to own the content and improve their bottom line by forcing us to buy outdated cable TV-style packages loaded with content they own.

But the good news is we're close to stopping them .

The Senate voted to overturn the FCC’s repeal, and now Internet users, startups, and small businesses across the country are pressuring the House of Representatives to do the same.

But we’ll only pull this off if you call your lawmakers ASAP. Click here to get connected.

https://www.battleforthenet.com/call/?

We’re counting on you,

-Josh, on behalf of Fight for the Future

Footnotes:

1. Motherboard: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/gyk3xb/comcast-21st-century-fox-merger-net-neutrality

2. CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/13/comcast-bids-65-billion-for-21st-century-fox-assets.html

3. The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/14/17466518/att-time-warner-acquisition-closes

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I realise there are a variety of places named Sheffield in the USA but I'm pretty sure this one is UK based.

I realise there are a variety of places named Sheffield in the USA but I'm pretty sure this one is UK based.

Having visited other 'sub-forums' on sheffield forum there are US members - hence the post title - it is also useful for members who live in Sheffield UK to raise the issue with relatives who live in the US.