Participate in the “Internet Slowdown” with one click

Re:Participate in the “Internet Slowdown” with one click by davidw on Wednesday September 10, 2014 @10:52AM (#8296808)

Calling or writing letters (not emails!) to congressional representatives is another thing you can do.

FWIW, I think that donating money is pretty real.

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Re:Participate in the “Internet Slowdown” with one click by epi16 on Wednesday September 10, 2014 @11:10AM (#8296897)

Are letters taken more seriously than emails? That's good to know, thanks.

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Re:Participate in the “Internet Slowdown” with one click by at-fates-hands on Wednesday September 10, 2014 @01:07PM (#8297596)

I've spoken to several reps and they say yes.

This is mainly because they get inundated with email. Letters and snail mail? Not so much. You actually have a captive audience to a degree when you send a letter.

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Re:Participate in the “Internet Slowdown” with one click by davidw on Wednesday September 10, 2014 @11:15AM (#8296924)

I don't know if they consider it consciously, but it's about the costs to the sender: emails are cheap and easy to fire off. Phone calls and letters a bit less so.

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