Hi everyone. I'd like to be very serious here for a moment and let everyone know about an urgent threat to TheO and to the very internet itself. On December 14th, the FCC is planning to vote on whether to end net neutrality. If you don't know what net neutrality is, it's the principle that prohibits internet service providers like Comcast, Verizon and AT&T from slowing down and even blocking websites.
The only way to prevent net neutrality from being destroyed is to speak out to members of Congress. Artgrrl did a post about this issue yesterday, so to save time, I'm going to put a link to her post here, as it has all the info and links needed to get in touch with your member of Congress.
It's extremely critical that as many people speak out to protect net neutrality as possible. If net neutrality were to be eliminated, it would most likely spell the end for sites like TheO, and even end or at least cripple sites like FanFicion.Net or DeviantArt. The clock is ticking, and we need to do everything we can to make Congress get off its butt and stop the plans of Donald Trump's insane FCC Chairman.
