Organizations join to petition for net neutrality

SavetheInternet.com recently reported that it had collected 250,000 signatures from people in the United States on a petition aimed at preserving net neutrality. Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Comcast in a suit that claimed the internet service provider violated the law.The organization is made up of members from other special interest groups such as Free Press, the American Civil Liberties Union and MoveOn.org. The hope of the petition is to inform the Federal Communications Commission that the people of the U.S. do not support the Supreme Court's decision."The internet holds truly revolutionary potential to give marginalized communities a more powerful political voice and connect them with 21st-century economic opportunity," James Rucker, executive director of ColorOfChange.org, said. "But that potential can only be realized if the internet remains an open communications network, free from discrimination by corporate gatekeepers."The Supreme Court made the ruling in favor in Comcast because it believed that forcing the company to comply with net neutrality violated its ability to run its company without government interference. The FCC has denounced the decision because it fears ISPs will block other websites for issues of content.