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July 11, 2017, 5:54 PM UTC

Google, Amazon Join Online Protest of Net Neutrality Change

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By Todd Shields, Bloomberg News

How many online activists does it take to save Silicon Valley’s favorite Obama-era regulation?

Organizers of an online protest aimed at derailing a Republican plan to roll back net neutrality rules are hoping the magic number is 70,000. That’s the number of sites and organizations -- including Amazon.com, Google, Facebook and even President Donald Trump’s favored medium, Twitter -- that have pledged to participate.

On Wednesday, the big commercial sites will join scores of online activists and businesses in telling users about the change planned in Washington -- and ask the visitors to contact Congress ...

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