"The first Republican lawmaker just came out against the FCC's plan to kill net neutrality and its effect on Pokémon Go and other websites and services. Here's what that means."

#PokemonGO: Reddit, this is huge. Senator Susan Collins from Maine is the first Republican lawmaker to come out publicly against the FCC's plan to gut net neutrality and let ISPs block, throttle, and charge extra fees.This is a big deal because Ajit Pai, the FCC chairman, has clearly already made up his mind and plans to vote through his proposal on December 14. But, Congress has oversight authority over the FCC, and since Ajit Pai is a Republican, the main thing that could slow him down or stop him at this point would be if a number of GOP members of Congress came out against his plan.It's silly that more Republican lawmakers haven't already done that, considering that GOP voters overwhelmingly support net neutrality.This is the first crack in the wall. It means the massive backlash, the hundreds of thousands of phone calls, tweets, and emails we generated over the last few days, is making a difference.We need to keep going and keep the pressure on. Here's what you can do:1) If you haven't already, contact your lawmawkers. those sheer numbers of phone calls and emails and tweets really do make a difference.2) Sign up to attend or host a protest on December 7, people are planning them nationwide at Verizon retail stores and Congressional offices.3) Volunteer for "Team Internet" texting and phone banking teams to help recruit people for upcoming protests, meetings, and events.4) Can redditors self-organize to participate in in-person meetings at local Congressional district offices? That would honestly be by far one of the most effective things that could happen with all of this energy. We could create a subreddit for it, or use the local subreddits in each city / town. People can contact local offices and set up a meeting, and then invite other redditors to participate. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is a Republican, so meetings with GOP lawmakers are extra extra important. I know this one isn't a nice simple link you can click on, but it honestly could be the gamechanging thing that saves net neutrality. What do you think, reddit, can we do it?Some important sites:http://ift.tt/2Bb93VX via /r/pokemongo http://ift.tt/2i56hhc