4/18/2017 Medium Post

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How India saved its internet from greedy corporations

https://medium.freecodecamp.com/how-india-saved-its-internet-from-greedy-corporations-55b418fdb696

Thanks to Febin John James' article on fighting for India's Net Neutrality, the issue has become clearer and where the state of our own country is heading. Telecom providers in India have been working with companies to create separate packages for websites that citizens would have to pay. However, thankfully a group of comedians banded together and used YouTube to inform the public in a way that would get them interested and act fast. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India [TRAI] placed a document containing what they were doing in a small font, heavily disguised portion of their website so that people would be unable to complain. By posting the information within a very short deadline, TRAI hoped to remove Net Neutrality for all its citizens to prevent being stopped. Thankfully, the comedy group All Indian Bakchod was able to spread their message and have millions of people send messages opposing TRAI's actions. This fight has been going on for years, but India has been able to claim Net Neutrality within the past year. However, it's been noted that America is heading down the same path with our current leadership. Febin John James' shares the struggle of India so that America doesn't lose its internet rights.

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