johnfurst's posterous

Hi,

I rarely write about political topics unless I have the feeling that I need and I can contribute a small piece to cause change for the better.

Just yesterday people in the USA and all over the world have proven once again that the Internet is a viable medium to protect democracy and freedom.

The sponsors of the Stop Online Piracy Act — SOPA — have pulled their bill back.

Sure that's just one (another small) victory in the everlasting battle between status quo and embracing change, but the signal to the law makers are nonambiguous:

Don't tamper with the Internet!

Even Vice President of the EU Commission, Neelie Kroes, participated the protest with her blog and from her Facebook and Twitter accounts. Her most profound statement was this:

“…regulations must be effective and safeguard benefits of the open net.”

Therefore, I hope that this is my last blog about net neutrality, an open, and free Internet, which I had to write this year.

Here we go.