{"id":48501,"date":"2014-06-04T00:50:55","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T00:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=48501"},"modified":"2014-06-04T00:50:55","modified_gmt":"2014-06-04T00:50:55","slug":"brilliant-explanation-net-neutrality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/brilliant-explanation-net-neutrality\/","title":{"rendered":"Brilliant Explanation of Net Neutrality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/br><\/p>\n<h4>Brilliant Explanation of Net Neutrality<\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>Cable companies are trying to create an unequal playing field for internet speeds, but they&#8217;re doing it so boringly that most news outlets aren&#8217;t covering it.<br \/>\nJohn Oliver explains the controversy and lets viewers know how they can voice their displeasure to the FCC.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n<iframe width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fpbOEoRrHyU?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Former Daily Show funnyman John Oliver\u2019s recent 13-minute net neutrality rant ended with a plea to Internet commenters the world over to \u201conce in your lives, focus your indiscriminate rage in a useful direction.\u201d Oliver used his new HBO comedy news show Last Week Tonight to try to convince people to take advantage of the FCC\u2019s initial open commenting period regarding the net neutrality debate, which runs from May 15 to June 27.<\/p>\n<p>Oliver\u2019s call to action seems to have worked. 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