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  • November 15, 2014 at 9:53 am #11855
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    The Epic John Oliver Video That Crashed the FCC’s Servers

    June 4, 2014 by Mansur Gidfar

    http://daily.represent.us/john-oliver-video-crashed-fccs-servers

    John Oliver devoted the most recent episode of his new comedy news show Last Week Tonight to the ongoing saga of Net Neutrality: An incredibly important issue with a mind-bogglingly boring name. Net Neutrality is one of the main drivers behind the explosive growth of the internet, and is currently under attack by such charming companies as Comcast and Time Warner Cable (and, of course, their army of lobbyists).

    Given that President Obama appointed a former cable industry lobbyist to head up the Federal Communications Commission (the agency in charge of regulating the cable industry and protecting net neutrality), things definitely don’t look good for the internet as we know it. Which brings us back to this now-viral John Oliver video, which produced a huge public outcry that swamped the FCC’s public comment system and overwhelmed their servers. You’re definitely going to want to see this one

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    Cable companies are trying to create an unequal playing field for internet speeds, but they’re doing it so boringly that most news outlets aren’t covering it.

    John Oliver explains the controversy and lets viewers know how they can voice their displeasure to the FCC.

    November 15, 2014 at 10:22 am #11857
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